Operator wasn't wearing EE's seat belt. EE hit a bump in the cut, and that caused EE to come in contact with the can controller.
PORTABLE CRUSHER Metal/Non-Metal
United Materials Of Great Falls Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Lonnie Anderson
Great Falls,
Cascade County,
MT
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2401007
PORTABLE CRUSHER has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2016–2025
- Latest incident
- Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
162
citations
39
significant & substantial
$34,540
proposed penalties
$33,108
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,432 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
843
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 843 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 has $35K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2 outstanding across 3 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.$35K
proposed penalties
$33K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$2
outstanding
160 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-15.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 | 6,275 | 2 | 0 | 318.7 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,549 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,215 | 5 | 0 | 804.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 3,977 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 7,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,319 | 2 | 0 | 602.6 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 7,616 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 4,817 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 2,207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 4,447 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 8,323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 7,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 3,954 | 1 | 0 | 252.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 1,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 6,844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 6,863 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 5,838 | 6 | 0 | 1027.7 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,249 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 9,712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 9,266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 5,832 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 4,629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 6,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 7,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,923 | 4 | 2 | 2080.1 |
| 2018 Q4 | 6,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 4,239 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,888 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 3,009 | 2 | 1 | 664.7 |
| 2017 Q4 | 6,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 8,566 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 9,277 | 11 | 0 | 1185.7 |
| 2017 Q1 | 4,115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 6,174 | 9 | 5 | 1457.7 |
| 2016 Q3 | 7,399 | 2 | 0 | 270.3 |
| 2016 Q2 | 6,190 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 5,351 | 8 | 3 | 1495.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 3,981 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,735 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,470 | 3 | 1 | 548.4 |
| 2015 Q1 | 3,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 3,856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,167 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 2,697 | 2 | 0 | 741.6 |
| 2013 Q4 | 3,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 4,806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,182 | 22 | 6 | 4245.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 464 | 21 | 7 | 45258.6 |
| 2012 Q1 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 826 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 736 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 439 | 18 | 6 | 41002.3 |
| 2011 Q1 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 14705.9 |
| 2010 Q4 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 808 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 379 | 7 | 2 | 18469.7 |
| 2009 Q3 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 321 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 440 | 3 | 0 | 6818.2 |
| 2008 Q3 | 892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,030 | 4 | 1 | 3883.5 |
| 2008 Q1 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 564 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,389 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 735 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 562 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,842 | 3 | 0 | 1628.7 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,936 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,473 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,433 | 3 | 0 | 1233.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,942 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1,225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,010 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1,580 | 3 | 1 | 1898.7 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1,976 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1,799 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,743 | 1 | 0 | 573.7 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,644 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,735 | 5 | 2 | 2881.8 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,567 | 1 | 1 | 638.2 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,254 | 1 | 0 | 307.3 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,998 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,527 | 2 | 0 | 1309.8 |
| 2001 Q3 | 2,227 | 4 | 0 | 1796.1 |
| 2001 Q2 | 961 | 5 | 0 | 5202.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,931 | 1 | 1 | 341.2 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2025 · 1 incident
July 1, 2025
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
United Materials Of Great Falls Inc · Struck against stationary object
2016 · 1 incident
May 10, 2016
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Materials Of Great Falls Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Maintenance day on crusher due to rain. While miner was changing a return roller, the frame of the roller fell striking finger tip.
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