Fryberger Excavation: 51 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Fryberger Excavation has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 0
- Years on record
- —
- Latest incident
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Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
51
citations
28
significant & substantial
$5,691
proposed penalties
$5,691
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
5
inspections on record
76
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 76 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Fryberger Excavation has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
45 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $244 in penalties contested before the Commission, $244 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-08-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.62.2%
significant & substantial
26.7%
high negligence or reckless
62.2%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 2.2% low, 71.1% moderate, 26.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2004-412M | Default | Lesnick | 2004 | $244 → $244 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Fryberger Excavation 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Fryberger Excavation sits in Lake County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Lake County, Montana · Population 32,073
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$61,965
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No reportable incidents on file.
MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.