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GASCOYNE MINE & MILL: 228 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Reeder, Bowman County, ND  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3200459

GASCOYNE MINE & MILL has $115K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
37
Years on record
1983–2022
Latest incident
Feb 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
228
citations
52
significant & substantial
$115,456
proposed penalties
$85,645
paid to date
74% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $29,811 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See American Colloid Company's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
91
inspections on record
2,261
inspection hours
10.1
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
228 citations across 2,261 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

GASCOYNE MINE & MILL has $115K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 6 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$115K
proposed penalties
$96K
current assessed
$86K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
219 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
Of $60K in penalties contested before the Commission, $39K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
23.0%
significant & substantial
6.6%
high negligence or reckless
23.0%
reasonably likely or greater
48.2%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.9% low, 88.5% moderate, 6.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
18 citations taken to the federal commission · 8% of citations on record
  • Settled 14 · 78%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 4 · 22%
67%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 12 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
34%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$60K proposed, $39K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2013-05-03.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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
CENT 2011-120M Settlement McCarthy 2011 $36K → $24K
CENT 2011-1038M Settlement Miller 2012 $11K → $8K
CENT 2012-185M Settlement Simonton 2012 $7K → $5K
CENT 2013-458M Settlement McCarthy 2013 $4K → $2K
CENT 2009-88M Withdrawal Lesnick 2012 $1K → $0
CENT 2010-742M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $900 → $900
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2025-12-17
37%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
89
samples
76
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz8628 over
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz2
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (89)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-02-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.79 1.41 1.27 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2025-01-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.91 1.15 2.53 Utility Man
2025-01-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.56 1.12 1.39 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2013-01-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 3.86 1.26 3.06 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2010-12-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.22 1.77 1.25 Bagging Operator
2007-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.03 0.89 1.16 Bagging Operator
2007-04-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.95 1.33 2.22 Bagging Operator
2007-04-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 3.31 1.53 2.16 Bagging Operator
2007-04-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.88 1.31 1.44 Bagging Operator
2007-04-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.56 1.27 2.02 Bagging Operator
2007-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.37 1.12 1.22 Bagging Operator
2006-12-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 6.35 0.66 9.62 Bagging Operator
2006-12-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 20.97 0.82 25.57 Bagging Operator
2006-12-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 4.12 0.82 5.02 Bagging Operator
2006-12-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 6.43 0.89 7.22 Bagging Operator
2006-06-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.09 1.91 1.09 Bagging Operator
2006-06-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 4.24 2.08 2.04 Bagging Operator
2006-06-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 6.63 2.13 3.11 Bagging Operator
2006-06-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 3.07 1.63 1.88 Bagging Operator
2005-12-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 4.92 1.86 2.65 Bagging Operator
2005-12-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 6.19 2.05 3.02 Bagging Operator
2005-12-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 3.24 1.61 2.01 Bagging Operator
2005-07-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 6.83 2.42 2.82 Bagging Operator
2005-07-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 16.25 2.02 8.04 Bagging Operator
2005-07-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 6 1.89 3.17 Bagging Operator
2005-07-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 7.52 1.81 4.15 Bagging Operator
2001-01-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.48 1.38 1.07 Bagging Operator
2001-01-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.48 1.38 1.07 Bagging Operator
2025-12-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.18 1.67 0.71 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-12-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-12-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.03 1.72 0.60 Lab Technician
2025-12-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 Bagging Operator
2025-12-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 1.7 0.28 Utility Man
2025-04-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 1.72 0.32 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2025-02-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Utility Man
2025-01-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 Bagging Operator
2023-01-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2023-01-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-01-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.08 1.92 0.56 Bagging Operator
2023-01-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.92 1.64 0.56 Bagging Operator
2022-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2022-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.71 1.72 0.41 Packaging Operations Worker
2022-02-09 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 1.49 0.44 Packaging Operations Worker
2018-12-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 Bagging Operator
2018-12-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.17 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 Bagging Operator
2018-12-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 Bagging Operator
2014-09-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.32 0.27 Packaging Operations Worker
2014-09-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 1.37 0.32 Packaging Operations Worker
2014-09-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 1.83 0.11 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2014-09-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.61 0.22 Packaging Operations Worker
2013-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 1.26 0.21 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2013-01-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1.32 0.10 Mechanic
2012-02-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.53 1.7 0.31 Bagging Operator
2012-02-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 1.96 0.14 Bagging Operator
2012-02-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.73 1.82 0.40 Bagging Operator
2011-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 1.44 0.44 Bagging Operator
2011-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.37 1.41 0.97 Bagging Operator
2011-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 1.77 0.28 Bagging Operator
2011-05-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.87 1.34 0.65 Bagging Operator
2010-12-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.45 1.73 0.26 Utility Man
2010-12-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.84 1.87 0.45 Bagging Operator
2010-05-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.61 2.38 0.68 Bagging Operator
2010-05-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.56 2.8 0.56 Bagging Operator
2010-05-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.26 2.42 0.52 Bagging Operator
2010-05-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2010-02-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 2.34 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-02-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.66 3.21 0.21 Kiln/Dryer Operator
2009-04-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.53 1.62 0.94 Bagging Operator
2009-04-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.09 1.69 0.64 Bagging Operator
2009-04-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.22 2.26 0.98 Bagging Operator
2009-04-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 1.4 0.46 Bagging Operator
2008-08-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.71 1.63 0.44 Bagging Operator
2008-08-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.91 1.97 0.46 Bagging Operator
2008-08-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.92 1.25 0.74 Bagging Operator
2007-10-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.95 1.08 0.88 Bagging Operator
2007-10-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.6 1.23 0.49 Bagging Operator
2007-10-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 1.26 0.33 Bagging Operator
2007-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 1.39 0.19 Bagging Operator
2007-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 1.09 0.42 Bagging Operator
2007-06-06 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 1.21 0.48 Bagging Operator
2007-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.94 1.38 0.68 Bagging Operator
2007-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.28 1.3 0.98 Bagging Operator
2007-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.64 1.23 0.52 Bagging Operator
2005-07-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.93 2.03 0.95 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-12-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 1.87 0.24 Bagging Operator
2003-12-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.82 1.9 0.43 Bagging Operator
2002-07-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.92 1.7 0.54 Bagging Operator
2001-01-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.43 1.49 0.96 Bagging Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2007-02-07, 19 years ago
11
samples
Show the individual readings (11)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2007-02-07 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 1.93 WAREHOUSE, STRETCH W
2007-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.27 SHAKER AREA IN MILL
2007-02-07 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 4.01 SHAKER AREA IN MILL
2007-02-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 RAIL LOADOUT, NORTH,
2007-02-07 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0 RAIL LOADOUT, NORTH,
2007-02-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 NORTHEAST CORNER UND
2007-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 E. OF CURTAIN 40 FT
2007-02-07 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 4.73 E. OF CURTAIN 40 FT
2007-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.47 BETWEEN BAG & STACK
2007-02-07 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 5.47 BETWEEN BAG & STACK
2007-02-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 WAREHOUSE, STRETCH W
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

GASCOYNE MINE & MILL recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In North Dakota, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 0.62 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 7.73 7.73 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 7.38 7.38 0.000
2017 * 16.98 8.49 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. American Colloid Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 14
2025 20
2024 21
2023 18
2022 18
2021 12
2020 11
2019 11
2018 15
2017 13
2016 16
2015 19
2014 21
2013 24
2012 21
2011 23
2010 17
2009 21
2008 30
2007 33
2006 28
2005 20
2004 14
2003 12
2002 10
2001 13
2000 13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

GASCOYNE MINE & MILL sits in Bowman County, North Dakota, where the Census mining category is 7.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Bowman County, North Dakota · Population 2,935
7.8%
Mining share of county employment
$83,773
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 6,515 7 2 1074.4
2026 Q1 5,352 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 5,277 7 1 1326.5
2025 Q3 6,227 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,854 4 1 583.6
2025 Q1 5,582 12 2 2149.8
2024 Q4 6,653 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,247 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 7,841 5 1 637.7
2024 Q1 5,696 3 1 526.7
2023 Q4 7,811 1 0 128.0
2023 Q3 6,711 2 0 298.0
2023 Q2 8,221 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 8,792 2 0 227.5
2022 Q4 5,529 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 6,308 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,819 1 0 146.6
2022 Q1 7,220 3 0 415.5
2021 Q4 5,341 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,036 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,874 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 5,055 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,220 2 0 383.1
2020 Q3 1,818 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,249 4 1 640.1
2020 Q1 6,444 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,619 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,226 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,583 2 0 303.8
2019 Q1 8,871 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,730 1 1 174.5
2018 Q3 6,998 3 0 428.7
2018 Q2 6,529 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 7,830 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 6,155 4 1 649.9
2017 Q3 5,974 2 0 334.8
2017 Q2 5,398 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,035 3 0 497.1
2016 Q4 4,920 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 5,693 2 1 351.3
2016 Q2 8,625 1 0 115.9
2016 Q1 9,739 3 1 308.0
2015 Q4 7,540 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 10,375 4 0 385.5
2015 Q2 11,430 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 11,140 1 0 89.8
2014 Q4 10,700 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 11,462 5 1 436.2
2014 Q2 12,395 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 9,544 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,899 10 4 1010.2
2013 Q3 9,480 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 10,695 4 0 374.0
2013 Q1 10,174 2 1 196.6
2012 Q4 8,021 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 9,622 4 0 415.7
2012 Q2 10,962 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 10,496 4 0 381.1
2011 Q4 10,773 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 11,639 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 11,455 5 1 436.5
2011 Q1 11,803 1 1 84.7
2010 Q4 11,023 6 1 544.3
2010 Q3 9,444 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,560 3 1 350.5
2010 Q1 11,800 11 6 932.2
2009 Q4 7,886 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 8,359 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 9,950 3 0 301.5
2009 Q1 14,766 5 1 338.6
2008 Q4 15,162 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 15,215 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 12,204 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 14,342 5 1 348.6
2007 Q4 15,795 2 0 126.6
2007 Q3 16,197 1 1 61.7
2007 Q2 14,309 5 1 349.4
2007 Q1 15,044 7 0 465.3
2006 Q4 15,394 2 1 129.9
2006 Q3 14,347 15 8 1045.5
2006 Q2 13,200 4 1 303.0
2006 Q1 12,442 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 12,584 1 0 79.5
2005 Q3 11,322 2 1 176.6
2005 Q2 8,910 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,875 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 6,784 26 5 3832.5
2004 Q3 6,597 2 0 303.2
2004 Q2 5,795 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,574 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 5,955 3 1 503.8
2003 Q3 7,108 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,191 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,255 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,623 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,057 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,823 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,359 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,167 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,871 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,089 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,038 4 1 662.5
2000 Q4 5,305 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,136 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 6,063 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,404 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

37 on file

2022 · 1 incident

February 21, 2022 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall onto or against objects

An Operator was on top of a grate cleaning a crude bin when EE's foot was caught in the grate. EE's knee gave out and EE fell onto the grate spraining their knee and shoulder.

2018 · 1 incident

November 14, 2018 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cleaning screens and one of the screens fell off the box it was on and the EE reached out to catch it. EE felt a pop in the right bicep.

2017 · 2 incidents

August 21, 2017 ND · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Struck by flying object

Employee unloading a tire from pick up and tire bounced and hit employee's leg in the knee area. Two weeks later the employee started to have swelling in the ankle and was looked at again and it found that employee had an abscess in the lower leg and had to have minor surgery to remove infected area.

January 11, 2017 ND · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was doing some live work and placed employee's hand in a hangar bearing and the finger got pinched. Employee received 10 stitches.

2016 · 3 incidents

September 20, 2016 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner aggravated a bilateral hernia condition on their left side when lifting 50lbs lignite bags and stacking them on a pallet.

July 13, 2016 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was manually handling 50 Lb bags all day and finished shift at 3:00 PM. At midnight EE woke up with back pain and went to the ER where the Dr prescribed EE medication and gave EE lifting restrictions.

2014 · 2 incidents

June 10, 2014 ND · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Colloid Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A maintenance operator was changing a gearbox on a piece of equipment. A associated part was being pry bared out of the way when the pry bar slipped and the part smashed his finger.

January 22, 2014 ND · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting water truck and slipped off of step. Employee landed on one foot and fractured leg.

2013 · 3 incidents

September 17, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was retrieving parts for maintenance repair and was traveling down steps when he twisted his knee. We took EE to the hospital where doctors found no injury and released EE for restricted duty and scheduled a follow up appointment in 1 week.

September 9, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
American Colloid Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was identified as a hearing threshold shift.

January 22, 2013 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator NONPOWERED HAULAGE
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pushing wheel barrow full of material. The wheel fell off the wheel barrow and EE tried to steady the wheel barrow to prevent material from falling out and felt pain in back.

2012 · 1 incident

August 26, 2012 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Colloid Company · Struck against a moving object

The operator pulled into the mine and noticed that there was some spillage that needed to be cleaned up. He then parked the haul wagon, got into the loader and proceeded to clean the mess up. While cleaning the mess he noticed that he was getting closer to the haul wagon when he ran into it cause some damage to the cat walk and hand rail on the haul wagon and nothing on the loader.

2011 · 2 incidents

April 14, 2011 ND · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was working on 20% slope metal roof patching small vent holes, the worker was not tied off and was moving material and tools into the work area from access point. In Transit a 30" section of roofing gave way and worker fell through the roof, 14 feet into the building, striking some conduit on the way down, causing a laceration to his left knee.

March 28, 2011 ND · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator ELECTRICAL
American Colloid Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

While the operator was doing his hourly inspection he noticed some smoldering material on a ledge. When he was preparing to clean the material up around an exit light the light shorted and caused a small flame to come out and burn his face. The operator suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his face and minor burns on his neck. He was kept in the hospital for observation.

2010 · 1 incident

December 12, 2010 ND · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
American Colloid Company · Accident type, without injuries

Contractors on site to remove unused equipment, were cutting iron with torches to remove entrance to building. Contractors inspected area an hour after cutting for embers, saw none and left the area at roughly 5 pm. Our employees noticed fire at 10:45 pm and called the VFD and me. VFD arrived at roughly 11 pm and contained fire to Old MCC room and extinguished.

2007 · 7 incidents

September 26, 2007 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Too close to forklift; it ran over right foot breaking ankle.

August 4, 2007 ND · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Removing old packing system; dust in area.

July 25, 2007 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Turning pallets on turn table.

July 3, 2007 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Struck by falling object

While moving pallets, the employee fractured a bone in left foot.

May 29, 2007 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Twisted ankle when pallet moved against his leg

April 2, 2007 ND · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant POWERED HAULAGE
American Colloid Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Forklift operator lifted a pallet from stretch wrap machine and rolled forward jamming the pallet into employee's leg and twisting his ankle.

February 16, 2007 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking to front end loader on snow packed area after a rain when he slipped on the ice and fell.

2006 · 3 incidents

November 29, 2006 ND · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
American Colloid Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Annual hearing tests on 9/14/06 showed EE had STS Shift of 10 or more but <25. Retested on 11/8/06 & received paperwork 11/29/06 indicating he now had STS >25. He's indicated hearing loss runs in family so I've scheduled evaluation by Audiologist 12/13/06 to determine if shift is work related. Amendment: Audiologist & Dr. determined hearing loss is result of blockage in ear canal.

November 7, 2006 ND · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was exiting the 980 loader when he felt his back start to tighten up and then had intense pain where he had previously injured it at home on 8/9/06. As he climbed down off the ladder his foot then slipped off the ladder.

January 19, 2006 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Stepped in crack in warehouse floor

2004 · 1 incident

October 22, 2004 ND · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS REPLACING PUMP DRIVE IN PUMP PIT. EE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN LIFTING DRIVE OUT.

1997 · 2 incidents

August 28, 1997 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING A TRUCK WITH BAGS COMING OFF A CONVEYOR. HE MOVED HIS HAND ACROSS SOME FREE ROLLING ROLLERS TO MAKE SURE THEY WOULD TURN. HE GOT HIS HAND BETWEEN A FREE ROLLING ROLLER AND THE C ONVERYOR BELT. THE CONVEYOR BELT RUBBED THE SKINOFF THE TOPSIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND.

June 27, 1997 ND · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Colloid Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING SLEDGE TO DRIVE WEDGES. MISSED WEDGE & HIT DRYER HOOD. LEFT HAND WAS NOT GRIPPED TIGHT AND WHEN HE MISSED, THE SLEDGE HIT THE HOOD AND JAMMED THUMB. AS TIME PASSED, WRIST BECAME S ORE ALSO. WENT TO DR. AND WAS GIVEN A SPLINT (WRIST) TO WEAR FOR TWO WEEKS--THUS DEEMING AS 'IMMOBILIZATION' CLASSIFYIN AS MSHA REPORTABLE.

1987 · 1 incident

January 16, 1987 ND · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS TRYI3G TO REMOVE A HOSE FROM THE FRESHWATER NOZZLE ON A SCRUBBER. THE HOSE IS CONNECTED BY A 2 INCH STAINLESS STEEL CAMLOCK COUPLER. HE COULD NOT GET THE COUPLER TO DISCONNECT SO HE TAPPED ON IT W3TH A HAMMER. HE TRIED IT AGAIN BUT IT WAS STILL STUCK SO HE MOVED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE HOSE AND JERKED ON IT WITH BOTH HANDS. THE HOSE CAME LOOSE AND CMAE BACK AND HIT HIM IN TH

1986 · 1 incident

July 22, 1986 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I,NAME WAS HITC2ING THE WATER WAGON TO THE FORKLIFT TO HAUL WATER. WHEN I,NAME LIFTED THE HITCH ON THE WAGON, THE WAGON ROLLED AHEAD PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WATER WAGON HITCH AND THE B RACKET THAT THE3BALL BOLTS TO ON THE FORKLIFT.

1985 · 2 incidents

May 20, 1985 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall down stairs

I.NAME WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS ON THE EAST LOAIING DOCK. HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS FOOTING, GRAVVED THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM FALLING, AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOUL DER.

March 14, 1985 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS SQUATING ON THE GUIDE RAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE 21\ TAKEAWAY CONVEYOR, TIPPING FULL BAGS OVER. HE LOST HIS GRIP ON ONEBAG CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BAG AND THE T OP BELT OF THE BAG PRESS. I,NAME COULD NOT FREE HIS HAND AND WAS DRAWN INTO THE BAG PRESS.

1984 · 2 incidents

June 21, 1984 ND · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall from machine

I.NAME WAS WORKING ON A JUNCTION BOX BETWEEN THE #2 DRYER AND THE 90\ ELEVATOR. THE CONVEYOR IS A COVERED CONVEYOR ABOUT 3\ WIDE , LYING FLAT, WHEN I.NAME STEPPED DOWN OFF THE CONVEYOR, APPROX 28", HIS LEFT ANKLE TURNED AND HE LOST HIS BASLXX BALANCE AND FELL

January 10, 1984 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall from machine

I.NAME HAD JUST PULLED THE WATER FROM THE SHOP WITH THE ALLIS CHAMBERS FORKLIFT & WAS GETTING OFF THE FORKLIFT TO CLOSE THE SHOP DOOR. AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE FORKLIFT HIS FOOT LANDED ON LANDED ON SOME FROZEN MATERIAL CAUSING HIS FOOT TO TURN SIDEWAYS TEARING THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1983 · 2 incidents

November 14, 1983 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ROBERT WAS WALKING BEHING THE 4-SPOUT PACKER. HE HOOKEDC HIS COAT ON THE AIR VALVE FOR THE #1 PACKER SPOUT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND TURN HIS ANKLE ON THE STEPS LEADING UP FROM THE 4-SPOUT.

February 14, 1983 ND · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALLY WAS GOING OUTSIDE TO HELP SPOT A RAIL CAR. HE WENT OUT THE LOADING DOCK DOOR WHICH IS ABOUT A THREE FOOT DROP. WALLY SAID WHEN HE JUMPED HE MUST HAVE LANDED WRONG BECAUSE HE FELT A PAI N IN HIS BACK. THE PAIN GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SO WALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHERE HE FOUND OUT HE HAD A SPRAINED BACK.