Mining Incidents

PORTABLE CRUSHER #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Tom Konitz
Lewistown, Fergus County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401813

PORTABLE CRUSHER #2 has $4K 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
11
Years on record
1989–2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
34
citations
12
significant & substantial
$4,237
proposed penalties
$3,889
paid to date
92% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $348 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
213
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: 213 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 CRUSHER #2 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
34 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-27.
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
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 204 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,817 2 0 1100.7
2005 Q3 3,956 8 2 2022.2
2005 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,238 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 3,158 13 5 4116.5
2004 Q2 655 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 461 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,654 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,076 2 2 490.7
2003 Q2 910 5 2 5494.5
2003 Q1 1,636 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,811 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,977 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,967 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 385 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,926 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,684 4 1 1490.3
2001 Q2 251 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,301 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,302 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,317 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 486 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2004 · 1 incident

July 10, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Konitz Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

Ee was helping change screen bearing on P.I. screen. While straightening belt, counterbalance weight came back down, striking ee on knee.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 17, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Konitz Contracting Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND WET SAND AWAY FROM CRUSHER HAS UMBLILICAL HERNIA.

January 24, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Konitz Contracting Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ADJUSTING DRIVE BELTS ON PI BIN, FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & DRIVE PULLEY.

2000 · 2 incidents

October 26, 2000 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Konitz Contracting Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXTENDED USE OF HAND TOOLS-PROBLEM WITH RIGHT THUMB-NO GRIPPING POWER.

June 14, 2000 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Konitz Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING TEETH ON LOADER BUCKET, EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A TOOTH WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE FLEW OFF HITTING HIM IN THE LEG.

1999 · 1 incident

July 6, 1999 MT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Konitz Contracting Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BAR SLIPPED WHILE EE WAS CLEANING OUT A CONE & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BAR & CONE

1995 · 1 incident

January 16, 1995 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Konitz Contracting Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE CRAWLED UNDER THE DOZER WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHILE WORKING NEAR THE IDLER PULLEY THE EE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN THE PULLEY THE TIP OF ME FINGER IS CU T AND THE END OF THE BONE IS BROKEN.

1992 · 1 incident

June 22, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Konitz Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRABBED TOP OF SCREEN BASKET ON CRUSHER, ROCK SLAMMED AGAINST FINGER.

1990 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Konitz Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

DUMPED FROM BUCKET OF 988 LOADER. FELL APPROX. 10 FEET. LANDED ON BACK IN PILE OF ROCKS. ROCK FELL ON LEFT FOOT.

August 10, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Konitz Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF A PUNCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DRIVE A BEARING OFF A SHAFT. BECAME EMBEDDED IN FOREARM.

1989 · 1 incident

May 1, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Konitz Contracting Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN OFF JAW, STEPPED ON UNEVEN PART OF CATWALK, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

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