Mining Incidents

Moose Mountain Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Brad Mercord
Kalispell, Flathead County, MT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2402476

Moose Mountain has $5K 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
22
Years on record
2011–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
43
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,228
proposed penalties
$5,228
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
47
inspections on record
605
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 605 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Moose Mountain has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
43 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-01-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 1,540 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,653 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,353 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 485 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 569 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 684 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 633 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,818 1 0 354.9
Show 64 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,630 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,438 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,674 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,247 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 4,949 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 5,232 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,107 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 4,265 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,767 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,731 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 6,036 2 0 331.3
2021 Q1 4,649 2 0 430.2
2020 Q4 6,020 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,632 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,811 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,017 2 0 497.9
2019 Q4 5,515 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,913 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,202 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,640 3 1 824.2
2018 Q4 4,185 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,485 4 2 616.8
2018 Q2 5,817 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,925 3 1 609.1
2017 Q4 4,081 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,758 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,859 3 0 512.0
2017 Q1 4,213 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,572 1 0 280.0
2016 Q3 2,707 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,106 5 1 979.2
2016 Q1 4,491 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,089 5 3 1222.8
2015 Q3 4,190 3 0 716.0
2015 Q2 3,248 2 1 615.8
2015 Q1 4,955 2 0 403.6
2014 Q4 4,937 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,352 1 0 298.3
2014 Q2 4,861 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 3,530 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 2,374 1 0 421.2
2013 Q3 1,927 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,660 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,335 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,282 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 963 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,312 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,399 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,932 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,983 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,065 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 820 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,857 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,824 2 0 708.2
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 971 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,483 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,466 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 2,173 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,178 1 0 459.1
2008 Q2 1,543 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 48 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

October 5, 2023 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc · Struck by flying object

Rock broke from splitter and hit employee in left arm

July 14, 2023 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee jammed finger while holding rock on splitter

2022 · 4 incidents

August 31, 2022 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Employee was on the rock splitter running the controls, when employee smashed a finger between the teeth of the splitter and the rock the employee was splitting.

June 20, 2022 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While loading a pallet of split stone, the injured employee had their right pinky finger smashed when another employee threw a rock into the pallet.

May 23, 2022 MT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The injured employee had their finger pinched in between the splitter tooth and a rock resulting in a laceration that required stitches.

2021 · 1 incident

August 3, 2021 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The Injured employee had ring finger on left hand smashed between 2 small rocks on the rollers leading to the rock splitter. The injured employee was sent to the clinic where they received 2 stitches, and on the following day underwent outpatient surgery to repair two ligaments in the finger. The injured employee is awaiting a doctors return to work orders.

2020 · 1 incident

April 23, 2020 MT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was rolling a rock down rollers, smashed pinky finger under rock

2019 · 5 incidents

December 12, 2019 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Finger got smashed between two rocks on the splitter table.

November 13, 2019 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Rockworks Inc · Struck against a moving object

Repetition injury to shoulder from operating mobile equipment.

July 25, 2019 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc · Struck by flying object

Miner was operating a splitter when the rock that was split a rock came off and hit miner in the face.

June 5, 2019 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was building pallets when knee felt sore. It began to get worse over the afternoon and evening. Employee reported it the next day.

March 22, 2019 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pushing a rock down the rollers on a rock splitter when they heard a pop in their lower back

2018 · 1 incident

September 27, 2018 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loading the rock on to the splitter table and smashed the right middle finger between the rock and the top of the splitter teeth.

2017 · 2 incidents

July 26, 2017 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Rock broke between splitter and table causing a smashed finger between rocks.

July 17, 2017 MT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was holding a rock on table another employee spun a rock to the table smashing their fingers between rocks.

2016 · 2 incidents

August 29, 2016 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While splitting stone employee's thumb was crushed between rock and the blade.

May 26, 2016 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While working on a rock splitter employee felt a pull in lower back

2015 · 2 incidents

December 3, 2015 MT · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee picked up a rock from the back sorting table, felt a pull in lower back

August 24, 2015 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While working on the back table of a rock splitter, smashed finger between two rocks when throwing rock into the bin, wire from bin pierced right pinky finger became infected.

2011 · 2 incidents

August 1, 2011 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Montana Rockworks Inc · Struck by falling object

While working on a hydraulic rock splitter the rock fell off the conveyor and landed on the right leg calf muscle of the employee

June 7, 2011 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Montana Rockworks Inc · Struck against stationary object

The employee stepped off the bumper of a truck at the start of shift. He stepped off onto the edge of a rock and rolled his ankle.

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The full compliance file on Moose Mountain

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.