While installing a driveshaft in haul truck it slipped from EE's hand and struck EE in the shoulder.
HOWES CAVE Metal/Non-Metal
HOWES CAVE has $59K 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
- 27
- Years on record
- 2007–2026
- Latest incident
- Apr 2026
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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.HOWES CAVE has $59K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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 | 13,539 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 18,230 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 16,493 | 5 | 1 | 303.2 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,027 | 5 | 1 | 553.9 |
| 2024 Q4 | 18,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 20,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 14,922 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 8,253 | 2 | 0 | 242.3 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 11,089 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 16,934 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 16,086 | 35 | 7 | 2175.8 |
| 2023 Q1 | 8,199 | 5 | 2 | 609.8 |
| 2022 Q4 | 13,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 21,436 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 19,022 | 20 | 1 | 1051.4 |
| 2022 Q1 | 10,415 | 5 | 0 | 480.1 |
| 2021 Q4 | 16,541 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 14,966 | 14 | 1 | 935.5 |
| 2021 Q2 | 15,504 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 10,041 | 5 | 1 | 498.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 12,584 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 14,937 | 23 | 4 | 1539.8 |
| 2020 Q2 | 20,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 16,312 | 1 | 0 | 61.3 |
| 2019 Q4 | 18,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 17,920 | 2 | 0 | 111.6 |
| 2019 Q2 | 13,919 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 9,280 | 3 | 0 | 323.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 11,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 16,056 | 3 | 0 | 186.8 |
| 2018 Q2 | 15,154 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 8,366 | 1 | 0 | 119.5 |
| 2017 Q4 | 10,672 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 14,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 13,139 | 1 | 0 | 76.1 |
| 2017 Q1 | 8,079 | 3 | 0 | 371.3 |
| 2016 Q4 | 11,141 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 12,288 | 3 | 0 | 244.1 |
| 2016 Q2 | 12,405 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 11,098 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 11,770 | 2 | 1 | 169.9 |
| 2015 Q3 | 12,057 | 6 | 1 | 497.6 |
| 2015 Q2 | 9,957 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 5,454 | 3 | 2 | 550.1 |
| 2014 Q4 | 9,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 11,913 | 5 | 0 | 419.7 |
| 2014 Q2 | 10,282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 4,378 | 3 | 0 | 685.2 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,492 | 2 | 1 | 267.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 10,656 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 10,876 | 3 | 0 | 275.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 4,305 | 4 | 0 | 929.2 |
| 2012 Q4 | 6,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 11,024 | 2 | 0 | 181.4 |
| 2012 Q2 | 11,615 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 6,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 8,081 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 13,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 10,470 | 1 | 1 | 95.5 |
| 2011 Q1 | 5,508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 9,982 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 12,799 | 1 | 0 | 78.1 |
| 2010 Q2 | 11,587 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 5,578 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 9,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 15,134 | 2 | 0 | 132.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 12,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,151 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 8,728 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 12,404 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 13,446 | 2 | 0 | 148.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 5,712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,646 | 3 | 0 | 1822.6 |
Reportable incidents
27 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 1 incident
Reportable hearing loss in right ear.
2024 · 1 incident
While loosening a nut with a ratchet and socket, socket slipped off nut pinching right pinky finger between ratchet handle and the ground, lacerating finger.
2021 · 1 incident
While exiting a Cat 765 rock truck, EE extended right arm causing a muscle strain to EE's right shoulder.
2020 · 2 incidents
While cutting old belting with a utility knife, EE slipped and lacerated left thumb requiring 2 or 3 stitches.
While walking from car to punch in for the day EE slipped and fell on ice bruising rt shoulder and forehead.
2018 · 1 incident
While assisting another EE in lifting a banding cart, EE felt pain in their back.
2016 · 2 incidents
EE ran truck into berm
EE complained about a sore right elbow 2 days later after unplugging a crusher feeder.
2015 · 4 incidents
While nailing a splice template to a conveyor belt EE missed nail and struck his left thumb.
While lifting heavy piece of steel EE felt pain in neck and right shoulder.
While sorting large rock EE felt dizzy and shortness of breath. EMS was called for potential heart attack (EE has history). EE was released to full duty the following day.
While repairing a spring on a truck a foreign object fell in EE's eye. He was wearing safety glasses. Went to ER for eye wash and exam. Returned immediately to work.
2014 · 1 incident
While cleaning under a conveyor EE pinched finger between conveyor and walk behind bobcat.
2013 · 1 incident
Profiling a face when rocks let loose from the face and fell, turned to run, fell scraping knees and jammed wrist.
2012 · 1 incident
EE was sorting stone in the pit with a loader, EE stopped and exited the loader, when stepping off loader EE stepped on a rock and rolled foot over causing a broken bone on the top of the arch of right foot.
2011 · 2 incidents
While standing and talking with another employee, EE fainted
While removing rocks from jaw crusher by hand EE felt pain in left wrist.
2010 · 2 incidents
EE jammed finger into heater/fan to see if it was working, it was and fan chopped off the tip of EE's finger.
While cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife the knife slipped cutting ee left thumb, required 2 stitches.
2009 · 4 incidents
After checking the engine oil in the machine, EE walked along the tracks to enter the cab, EE then reached for the door, slipped off the tracks and fell to the ground causing multiple fractures to EE's right heel.
While hanging conduit for new conveyor EE hit elbow on one of the conduit hangers severly bruising elbow.
While moving wood blocking in the shop EE got a sliver in left hand.
While grinding metal, a foreign object got around safety glasses and into EE's eye.
2008 · 2 incidents
While grinding metal EE's left pinky finger got lacerated by grinding wheel.
While cleaning up around plant a gust of wind picked up a piece of tin hitting ee in the lip causing a laceration.
2007 · 1 incident
Unloading steel, employee cut right pinky finger on a sharp edge.
The full compliance file on HOWES CAVE
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.