The EE slipped on step of dozer, caught himself with the grabrail and strained his left elbow.
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS Metal/Non-Metal
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1996–2010
- Latest incident
- Jan 2010
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.FOUNTAIN SPRINGS has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,097 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 923 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 742 | 4 | 4 | 5390.8 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,165 | 1 | 0 | 858.4 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,325 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 1,086 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,305 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,546 | 2 | 0 | 1293.7 |
| 2023 Q1 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 6,650 | 11 | 3 | 1654.1 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,926 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,135 | 4 | 3 | 1275.9 |
| 2009 Q4 | 4,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 8,315 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 8,668 | 2 | 0 | 230.7 |
| 2009 Q1 | 8,499 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 8,823 | 2 | 0 | 226.7 |
| 2008 Q3 | 10,551 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 11,038 | 4 | 3 | 362.4 |
| 2008 Q1 | 9,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 10,697 | 2 | 0 | 187.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 10,864 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 12,237 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 14,437 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 8,284 | 1 | 0 | 120.7 |
| 2006 Q3 | 8,704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 7,525 | 2 | 0 | 265.8 |
| 2006 Q1 | 6,260 | 4 | 0 | 639.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 7,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 9,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 5,934 | 1 | 0 | 168.5 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,809 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,159 | 2 | 0 | 324.7 |
| 2004 Q3 | 5,722 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 5,577 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,123 | 2 | 0 | 485.1 |
| 2003 Q4 | 6,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 7,227 | 2 | 1 | 276.7 |
| 2003 Q2 | 5,422 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 5,322 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 10,205 | 6 | 0 | 587.9 |
| 2002 Q3 | 11,235 | 3 | 1 | 267.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 12,739 | 8 | 1 | 628.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 10,851 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 10,850 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 10,970 | 10 | 4 | 911.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 9,642 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 6,745 | 5 | 0 | 741.3 |
| 2000 Q4 | 6,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 10,578 | 2 | 0 | 189.1 |
| 2000 Q2 | 7,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 8,667 | 7 | 0 | 807.7 |
Reportable incidents
17 on file2010 · 1 incident
2009 · 1 incident
After talking with a individual about an emotional subject, the employee became sick and passed out causing the employee to fall. He struck his head on a rock and lacerated his head. This laceration required (5) stitches.
2008 · 2 incidents
Employee was installing a shim on right side of Jaw Crusher, when his right hand ring finger got caught, crushing his right hand ring finger.
Employee was lifting a rock over his shoulders and felt sudden pain in his lower back.
2006 · 3 incidents
EE was driving haul truck on haul road toward pit. Driver moved to left side of road, tire went into a rut and loss control, truck turned over on right side.
Employee was shoveling when he hurt his back.
EE placing cribbing under rock breaker base to facilitate removing 4 pin for the hydrallic ram was struck on the left index finger by 2 1/2' diameter 4 'long bar of roundstake which was leaning against the Rock Breaker Base.
2000 · 1 incident
WHILE LOOSENING NUTS ON JAW CRUSHER WITH WRENCH THE NUT BROKE FREE AND THE WRENCH SMASHED #5 RIGHT FINGER AGAINST CORNER OF JAW CRUSHER FRAME CUTTING IT. INJURY RESULTED IN 6 STITCHES.
1999 · 4 incidents
EE WAS REMVOING HAMMER FROM INGERSE RAND DRILL BY GRASPING ITS SHAFT WITH HIS BARE HANDS. THE SHAFT HAD STEEL BURRS FROM CONTACTING THE WHICH DISENGASES THE STEELS, ONE OF THE BURRS. CUT THE EE'S RIGHT PALM.
EE WAS SLIDING THE #5 TRAY BACK INTO THE SHAKEN HOUSING (TOTAL OF 6 TIMES) EE WAS USING HIS LEFT HAND (PALM UP/THUMB EXTENDED 90 DEGREE) TO GUIDE THE TRAY WHILE PUSHING IT WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND THE SKIN BETWEEN EE'S LEFT THUMB AND FIRST DIGIT WAS PINCHED BY THE TRAY AND HOUSING SLIDES.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE 6' DIAMETE FLYOVER FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER, THE ROUND XXXXX PIN USED TO SEPARATE THE SPLIT HUB FLYWHEEL FROM THE FLYWHEEL SHAFT CAME MISALIGNED. BOTHE EES WERE WORKING FROM A MANBASKET. THE UNINJURED EE WHO WAS DRIVING THE PIN INTO THE HUB TO EXPAND THE HUB ATTEMPTED TO REALIGN THE PIN PERPENDICULAR TO THE HUB BY STRIKING IT WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER. WHEN THE P
EE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE BUCKETS ON BOBCAT 8-864. EE KNEW THAT THE ?CUTTING LEVER (L) WAS SEPARATED FROM THE BUCKET ? WHEN HE CHANGED BUCKETS LAST. HE PUSHED PIN UP MANUALLY WITH THE BUCKET IN T HE AIR AND TILTED DOWN. THE BUCKET WAS RELEASED AND SMASHED LEFT FOOT BREAKING 3 BONES BEHIND STEEL TOES.
1998 · 1 incident
WHILE OPERATING 966 LOADER EE TURNED WRIST AND SHOULDERS TO WORK BEFORE AND WHILE BACKING, WHILEBACKING HE HIT BUMP (UNKNOWN) AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ROUGHLY 1 WEEK LATER.
1997 · 1 incident
EE PLACED HIS HAND IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION WHILE CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT FOR SPLICING. HIS HAND WAS LOCATED IN THE PATH OF THE KNIFE THE UTILITY KNIFES BLADE BROKE AND THE ROMANING BLADE PUNCTUR ED HIS LEFT HAND AND AS THE TURN PLACE BUTTING WAS BURGCASED.
1996 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER IN PIT WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A BEE IN THE NECK.
EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF A BACK INJURY OF UNKNOWN ORGIN. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON A SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER 1996(?) AND DID NOT NOTIFY EMPLOYEE.
LABORER ATTEMPTED TO LIFT MODERATE SIZE ROCK TO CLEAN UP AREA RESULTING IN LUMBAR STRAIN.
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