Employee had just climbed up a ladder to a catwalk to start a engine. They climbed down and as they got the ground it was muddy so it caused them to slip and land awkwardly on their leg.
Leach Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Leach Pit has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 2002–2026
- Latest incident
- Feb 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.Leach Pit has $20K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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 | 16,900 | 5 | 2 | 295.9 |
| 2025 Q3 | 18,333 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2025 Q2 | 20,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 16,918 | 3 | 0 | 177.3 |
| 2024 Q4 | 16,496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 20,327 | 1 | 0 | 49.2 |
| 2024 Q2 | 14,108 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 14,703 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 10,927 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 13,709 | 5 | 1 | 364.7 |
| 2023 Q2 | 13,853 | 3 | 1 | 216.6 |
| 2023 Q1 | 14,840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 15,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 16,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 14,304 | 2 | 2 | 139.8 |
| 2022 Q1 | 11,562 | 3 | 0 | 259.5 |
| 2021 Q4 | 12,965 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 20,866 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 16,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 10,385 | 5 | 0 | 481.5 |
| 2020 Q4 | 12,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 16,850 | 3 | 0 | 178.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 13,901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 11,647 | 1 | 1 | 85.9 |
| 2019 Q4 | 12,043 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 10,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 11,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 9,495 | 2 | 0 | 210.6 |
| 2018 Q4 | 9,386 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,661 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 11,708 | 5 | 2 | 427.1 |
| 2018 Q1 | 8,673 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 9,527 | 2 | 0 | 209.9 |
| 2017 Q3 | 10,311 | 3 | 0 | 291.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 10,521 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 9,937 | 4 | 0 | 402.5 |
| 2016 Q4 | 10,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 15,096 | 5 | 1 | 331.2 |
| 2016 Q2 | 12,788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 10,393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 11,748 | 2 | 0 | 170.2 |
| 2015 Q3 | 13,826 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 14,340 | 2 | 0 | 139.5 |
| 2015 Q1 | 12,364 | 2 | 0 | 161.8 |
| 2014 Q4 | 14,118 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 14,920 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 14,077 | 1 | 0 | 71.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 12,898 | 2 | 1 | 155.1 |
| 2013 Q4 | 12,843 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 11,695 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 12,881 | 4 | 4 | 310.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 10,786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 12,428 | 3 | 1 | 241.4 |
| 2012 Q3 | 13,621 | 5 | 2 | 367.1 |
| 2012 Q2 | 11,966 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 10,359 | 3 | 3 | 289.6 |
| 2011 Q4 | 13,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 14,527 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 12,265 | 1 | 0 | 81.5 |
| 2011 Q1 | 11,176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 14,403 | 3 | 1 | 208.3 |
| 2010 Q3 | 11,242 | 1 | 0 | 89.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 9,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 9,631 | 1 | 0 | 103.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 9,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 12,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 13,674 | 1 | 0 | 73.1 |
| 2008 Q4 | 14,213 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 18,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 19,362 | 3 | 0 | 154.9 |
| 2008 Q1 | 19,208 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 16,543 | 4 | 0 | 241.8 |
| 2007 Q3 | 18,887 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 19,169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 15,339 | 4 | 0 | 260.8 |
| 2006 Q4 | 15,978 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 19,170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 17,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 13,073 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 12,363 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 15,781 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 16,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 14,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 12,083 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 10,557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 11,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 10,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 11,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 7,732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 11,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 9,733 | 1 | 0 | 102.7 |
| 2002 Q4 | 8,619 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 8,195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 15,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 7,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
16 on file2026 · 1 incident
2025 · 1 incident
EE was at a fuel station away from pit filling up transfer tank on work truck. Ground conditions were wet from rainstorm previous night. EE turned to pump and at the same time the nozzle started to fall from tank. EE tried to grab nozzle before it fell and in the process slipped on the wet ground resulting in fall, hurting ankle. ER doctor informed EE that it was a sprain.
2023 · 1 incident
Employee was standing on a steel plate and leaning over to work on conveyer. The steel plate slid out from underneath EE causing EE to fall onto the conveyer.
2022 · 1 incident
Sunny day with light winds. 55 degress
2016 · 1 incident
EE was going to assist another EE get a rock loose from a conveyor belt. EE tripped over an air hose and fell hitting EE's left hand on a PVC pipe.
2014 · 1 incident
Injured employee & another employee were removing gearbox on conveyor. Injured employee had gearbox in hand, turned to set it down when he felt pain in lower back. The other employee said he heard a pop.
2013 · 2 incidents
EE was loading things into his pickup outside the scale house. He slipped on loose rocks. He fell with his right leg under him. His right foot was under his right hip.
He was hooking a water hose to fill up the water truck tank. He felt a sting or bite on the inside of his left wrist. It started turning red so he was taken to the ER for a spider bite.
2010 · 2 incidents
slipped on step
He stepped up on the conveyor frame that was about 4 ft high. The conveyor was not working because the generator was down and locked out. When he stepped up he was looking at his co-worker, then fell backwards. He was dazed and confused afterwords. He did not know for sure if he fell or if he passed out.
2008 · 2 incidents
EE was doing maintenance a shaker screen.While greasing the driveshaft he discovered one grease fittings was not accessible.He rolled the v-belt drive with his left hand to gain access to the fitting,by doing this he pinched his left index & middle finger in between the belt and drive sheave causing an open fracture on both fingers.
He was running the Front End Loader to load trucks with aggregate. His back started hurting and became worse. His back had been bothering him for several weeks and he said it just got worse.
2007 · 1 incident
EE was running a skid loader. He stopped it with the bucket up to scratch his leg. He put his foot outside of the cab of the loader. He moved his right foot that was controling the bucket lever and it fell on his left foot.
2006 · 1 incident
Shoveling aggregate, felt strain in right shoulder and lower back
2003 · 1 incident
HE WAS TRYING TO PUT LEGGING ON BELT. GOT FINGERCAUGHT BETWEEN PRY BAR AND FRAME CRUSHER.
2002 · 1 incident
EE WAS WALKING ALONG & TRIPPED & FELL. COULD FIND NO OBSTRUCTIONS TO CAUSE THE FALL.
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