Mining Incidents

Pioneer Concrete-Spangler Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rodd J Farrow
Butte, Silver Bow County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400483

Pioneer Concrete-Spangler Pit has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–2010
Latest incident
Sep 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
125
citations
41
significant & substantial
$31,373
proposed penalties
$26,973
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,400 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
43
inspections on record
545
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: 545 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pioneer Concrete-Spangler Pit has $31K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$31K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
124 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-12-20.
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
2024 Q1 150 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,104 2 0 1811.6
2023 Q3 1,063 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,205 1 0 453.5
2023 Q1 1,225 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,610 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,555 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,035 0 0 0.0
Show 88 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 505 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,792 1 0 558.0
2021 Q3 2,331 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,963 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 258 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,746 6 2 3436.4
2020 Q3 2,762 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,232 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,080 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,133 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,232 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 2,008 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 407 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,747 1 0 572.4
2018 Q3 2,212 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,007 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 714 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,617 4 2 2473.7
2017 Q3 2,269 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,641 2 2 1218.8
2017 Q1 587 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,563 11 2 7037.7
2016 Q3 2,365 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,811 4 2 2208.7
2016 Q1 1,553 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,041 4 2 1959.8
2015 Q3 2,357 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,818 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,493 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,682 6 3 3567.2
2014 Q3 2,391 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,628 3 0 1842.8
2014 Q1 438 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,112 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,578 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,735 6 0 3458.2
2013 Q1 749 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,507 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,122 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,104 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,340 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,956 2 0 1022.5
2011 Q3 2,535 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,108 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 864 7 3 8101.9
2010 Q4 1,864 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,334 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,082 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,169 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,588 11 5 6927.0
2009 Q3 1,905 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,631 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 638 9 1 14106.6
2008 Q4 887 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,924 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,498 3 1 1201.0
2008 Q1 594 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,792 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,867 2 0 1071.2
2007 Q2 2,519 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,004 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,445 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,902 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,792 2 1 527.4
2006 Q1 2,354 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,994 1 0 334.0
2005 Q3 3,752 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,575 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,348 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,223 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,191 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,692 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,263 2 0 883.8
2003 Q4 1,772 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,280 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,635 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,195 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,687 2 1 1185.5
2002 Q3 1,755 2 2 1139.6
2002 Q2 2,014 21 8 10427.0
2002 Q1 1,131 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,779 5 2 2810.6
2001 Q3 1,965 5 2 2544.5
2001 Q1 1,033 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 959 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,581 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,475 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,033 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2010 · 1 incident

September 23, 2010 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Concrete & Fuel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was putting 10" drain pipe back in place. When the front end was picked up it slid back and pinched finger between drain tank. (Pipe was plastic).

1988 · 1 incident

May 25, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Perfect Concrete · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

BACKED OFF A WALKWAY ON THE WASH PLANT.

1983 · 1 incident

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