Mining Incidents

PIT #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Brian Bland
Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Lake County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202064

PIT #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1990–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
18
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,008
proposed penalties
$2,008
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
112
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: 112 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PIT #1 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-02-12.
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
2003 Q3 3,539 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,897 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,858 1 0 349.9
2002 Q4 3,572 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,089 3 1 733.7
2002 Q2 4,588 4 1 871.8
2002 Q1 3,527 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,005 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 5,355 3 0 560.2
2001 Q2 5,113 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,567 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,941 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,397 7 2 2060.6
2000 Q2 3,677 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,401 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2001 · 1 incident

1999 · 1 incident

1996 · 1 incident

September 5, 1996 UT · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator MACHINERY
Bland'S Topsoil Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FLASHING CAME OFF OF TOPSOIL PLANT. EE WENT TO PUT BACK ON WITH A PIECE OF REBAR. THE MACHINE CAUGHT HIS REBAR AND PULLED IT AND HIS HAND INTO ROLLER. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT AND RECEIVED LACERATI ONS AND RUB BURNS IN WRIST AREA.

1995 · 2 incidents

June 6, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Bland'S Topsoil Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT CAME OFF TRACK, HE TRIED TO GET BELT BACK ON PULLEY AND SMASHED RT FINGERS.

1994 · 1 incident

March 10, 1994 UT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman OTHER
Bland'S Topsoil Sand & Gravel Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING NEW WIRING TO A NEW BUILDING [NO LIVE CURRENT] & FELL OVER UNCONCIOUS. [AUTOSPSY SHOWS MECHANICAL HEART FAILURE]

1993 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1993 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bland'S Topsoil Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

CLEANING SHOOT ON SCREENING PLANT LOST FOOTING & SLIPPED TORN LIGIMENTS IN KNEE NEEDS SURGERY

1991 · 1 incident

October 21, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Bland'S Topsoil Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW SAND PARTICLES IN EYE.

1990 · 1 incident

November 8, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Bland'S Topsoil Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

CLEANING GRAVEL SCREEN-STRONG WINDS FLEW PARTICLES OF RUST AND DIRT INTO EYE(RIGHT).

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