Mining Incidents

PR Spring Mine Metal/Non-Metal

2020 Resources LLC · Surface
Ouray, Uintah County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202628

PR Spring Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $123 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2016
Latest incident
Nov 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2015
13
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,647
proposed penalties
$1,524
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $123 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
10
inspections on record
117
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: 117 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PR Spring Mine has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $123 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
$123
outstanding
13 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-07-14.
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
2020 Q2 905 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 8,926 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,825 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 10,723 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 7,041 4 0 568.1
2016 Q4 7,604 1 0 131.5
2016 Q3 10,184 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,056 6 1 5681.8
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4 7,235 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 11,256 1 0 88.8
2014 Q4 140 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 260 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 116 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

November 1, 2016 UT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
US Oil Sands (Utah) Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The rig welder was cutting on a 2" pipe with a 7" metabo disc. The welder was in the process of cutting out a weld tack on the bottom side of the pipe. The welder was on EE's knees when the grinder kick back at EE, cutting EE's left cheek. The welder was using EE's welding hood for protection from the sparks and debris.

June 8, 2016 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
US Oil Sands (Utah) Inc. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

The injured employee was working from a height of about 14 feet. What led to this event was that another employee was removing a drive pulley off the crusher. Injured employee took it upon self to help without donning any fall protection.

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