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Portable 3CottonThomas/Aragonite Metal/Non-Metal

Star Stone Quarries Inc · Surface

Controlled by Lon A Thomas

Grouse Creek, Box Elder County, UT  ·  Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 4201950

Portable 3CottonThomas/Aragonite has $10K 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

2

Years on record

2000–2020

Latest incident

May 2020

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

66

citations

21

significant & substantial

$9,705

proposed penalties

$9,705

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

62

inspections on record

664

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: 664 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable 3CottonThomas/Aragonite has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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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.

$10K

proposed penalties

$10K

current assessed

$10K

paid to date

$0

outstanding

65 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2023-09-21.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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	456	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	8,656	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	1,190	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	0	0	0
2024 Q4	2,478	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	10,096	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	234	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	0	0	0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	1,895	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	0	0	0
2023 Q1	0	0	0
2022 Q4	1,039	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	0	0	0
2022 Q2	0	0	0
2022 Q1	0	0	0
2021 Q4	2,397	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	5,527	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	0	1	0
2021 Q1	0	0	0
2020 Q3	4,203	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	929	2	0	2152.9
2019 Q4	2,475	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	4,347	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	1,927	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	1,788	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	1,050	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	4,871	2	0	410.6
2017 Q2	0	0	0
2017 Q1	0	0	0
2016 Q4	3,240	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	10,418	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	1,681	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	0	0	0
2015 Q4	4,563	4	1	876.6
2015 Q3	5,043	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	1,378	2	1	1451.4
2014 Q4	497	1	0	2012.1
2014 Q3	4,036	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	654	3	1	4587.2
2013 Q4	2,029	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	3,326	2	0	601.3
2013 Q2	0	0	0
2013 Q1	0	0	0
2012 Q4	892	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	4,120	5	2	1213.6
2012 Q2	0	0	0
2012 Q1	0	0	0
2011 Q4	1,588	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	2,925	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	0	0	0
2011 Q1	0	0	0
2010 Q4	2,538	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	3,139	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	307	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	0	0	0
2009 Q4	2,491	4	4	1605.8
2009 Q3	3,442	1	1	290.5
2009 Q2	1,332	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	0	0	0
2008 Q4	0	1	1
2008 Q3	3,783	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	310	2	0	6451.6
2008 Q1	0	0	0
2007 Q4	3,165	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	2,074	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	2,437	1	0	410.3
2007 Q1	175	0	0	0.0
2006 Q4	7,238	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	14,070	5	4	355.4
2006 Q2	2,250	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	2,687	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	5,796	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	20,031	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	8,754	2	0	228.5
2005 Q1	40	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	4,838	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	16,324	8	3	490.1
2004 Q2	2,733	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	45	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	2,028	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	13,700	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	2,582	2	0	774.6
2003 Q1	0	0	0
2002 Q4	3,201	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	6,348	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	2,133	1	0	468.8
2002 Q1	0	0	0
2001 Q4	5,174	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	5,916	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	1,982	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	4,590	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	8,941	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	9,444	3	1	317.7
2000 Q2	6,019	10	2	1661.4
2000 Q1	0	0	0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2020 · 1 incident

May 6, 2020 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Star Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

Two employees were moving a metal plate. Injured employee stepped in to stabilize and over-exerted, pulling the plate onto their leg.

2000 · 1 incident

July 10, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Star Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CHAINING PALLETS OF STONE ON FLATBED TRUCK, A PIECE OF STONE FELL AND STRUCK DRIVER ON HEAD, CAUSING A BUMP ON THE HEAD.

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