Employee lifted a chute door to put it back into place (estimated 40lbs) and tore left bicep.
Princeton Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Princeton Mine has $77K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Years on record
- 1983–2024
- Latest incident
- Jun 2024
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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.Princeton Mine has $77K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 13 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 14,094 | 4 | 0 | 283.8 |
| 2025 Q3 | 14,563 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 14,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 12,320 | 3 | 0 | 243.5 |
| 2024 Q4 | 12,301 | 4 | 0 | 325.2 |
| 2024 Q3 | 14,478 | 2 | 1 | 138.1 |
| 2024 Q2 | 12,466 | 2 | 0 | 160.4 |
| 2024 Q1 | 11,455 | 3 | 0 | 261.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 12,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 13,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 12,233 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 9,641 | 1 | 0 | 103.7 |
| 2022 Q4 | 10,938 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 12,309 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
| 2022 Q2 | 10,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 10,822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 9,535 | 1 | 0 | 104.9 |
| 2021 Q3 | 10,157 | 6 | 1 | 590.7 |
| 2021 Q2 | 6,537 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 4,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 6,371 | 1 | 0 | 157.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 9,082 | 1 | 1 | 110.1 |
| 2020 Q2 | 6,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 5,014 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 5,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 4,961 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 5,580 | 1 | 0 | 179.2 |
| 2018 Q4 | 7,698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 9,678 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,498 | 1 | 0 | 181.9 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,496 | 2 | 0 | 444.8 |
| 2017 Q4 | 9,244 | 2 | 0 | 216.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 8,356 | 3 | 0 | 359.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 5,079 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 6,469 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 9,599 | 1 | 0 | 104.2 |
| 2016 Q3 | 7,588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,825 | 1 | 0 | 171.7 |
| 2016 Q1 | 9,469 | 2 | 0 | 211.2 |
| 2015 Q4 | 10,859 | 7 | 5 | 644.6 |
| 2015 Q3 | 9,854 | 1 | 0 | 101.5 |
| 2015 Q2 | 6,723 | 1 | 0 | 148.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 13,038 | 3 | 1 | 230.1 |
| 2014 Q4 | 12,664 | 3 | 0 | 236.9 |
| 2014 Q3 | 8,803 | 1 | 0 | 113.6 |
| 2014 Q2 | 8,307 | 4 | 0 | 481.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 12,648 | 3 | 0 | 237.2 |
| 2013 Q4 | 10,938 | 5 | 0 | 457.1 |
| 2013 Q3 | 10,640 | 2 | 1 | 188.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 8,491 | 2 | 0 | 235.5 |
| 2013 Q1 | 10,925 | 5 | 1 | 457.7 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,788 | 2 | 1 | 528.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 3,201 | 1 | 0 | 312.4 |
| 2012 Q1 | 5,121 | 1 | 0 | 195.3 |
| 2011 Q4 | 5,091 | 1 | 0 | 196.4 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,453 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 2,657 | 2 | 0 | 752.7 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,771 | 5 | 2 | 2823.3 |
| 2010 Q4 | 3,891 | 3 | 0 | 771.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 8,252 | 10 | 6 | 1211.8 |
| 2010 Q2 | 6,609 | 9 | 6 | 1361.8 |
| 2010 Q1 | 6,484 | 4 | 2 | 616.9 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,755 | 10 | 5 | 2663.1 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,311 | 16 | 6 | 6923.4 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,605 | 22 | 7 | 8445.3 |
| 2009 Q1 | 8,154 | 15 | 3 | 1839.6 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,258 | 7 | 1 | 756.1 |
| 2008 Q3 | 7,260 | 2 | 1 | 275.5 |
| 2008 Q2 | 8,091 | 4 | 0 | 494.4 |
| 2008 Q1 | 12,053 | 2 | 0 | 165.9 |
| 2007 Q4 | 10,408 | 5 | 0 | 480.4 |
| 2007 Q3 | 3,636 | 5 | 2 | 1375.1 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,465 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 4,244 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 3,248 | 2 | 0 | 615.8 |
| 2006 Q3 | 2,057 | 6 | 1 | 2916.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 3,394 | 4 | 1 | 1178.6 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,049 | 1 | 1 | 247.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 1,889 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 923 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,849 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,428 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 2,739 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,949 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,957 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,239 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,501 | 2 | 2 | 571.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
20 on file2024 · 1 incident
1994 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS NAILING ON A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF & HIT HIM IN THE RT EYE
1992 · 4 incidents
EMPL LOADING TRUCK WITH MATERIAL.STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK TO REACH FOR CONTROLS,MISSED THE PLATFORM AND FELL TO GROUND FALLING AGAINST CONCRETE PILLOW.
EMPLS PUTTING A MOTOR HEAD ON A EUCLID TRUCK.USING A PIPE EXTENDED FROM CHAIN HOIST TO BED OF THE TRUCK.THE PIPE WAS USED IN MOVING THE MOTOR HEAD ON AND OFF.WHEN THEY MOVED THE HOIST THEY FOR GOT ABOUT PIPE,THE PIPE FELL STRIKING EMPL ON HAND.
EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING RR CARS.NORMAL PRACTICE OS TO LOAD AND WEIGH 5 CARS TO A SET.AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT,THERE WAS 1 SET OF CARS IN THE LOADING POSITION AND NEAR THE S CALES READY TO BE LOADED OUT.A LOADER WAS HOOKEDUP TO THE SET IN ORDER TO MOVE THEM ACROSS THE SCLAES TO BE WEIGHED. INJURED WAS BRINGING THE 2ND SET OF CARS DOWN TO BE LOADED AND WEIGHED. HE
WHILE DROPPING CARS FELL IN OTHER ONE
1991 · 3 incidents
EMPL WAS STANDING ON RAIL IN ORDER TO REACH RIP RAP CHUTE TO CLEAN IT OUT. WHEN HE STEPPED BACK OFF HE SLIPPED TWISTING FOOT.
A PIECE OF RUST FELL INTO LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING UNDER A LOADER.
WHILE TRYING TO LIFT A OIL BARREL EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
1990 · 2 incidents
TRAMMING A WHEEL BROKE LOOSE FELL OFF TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IN HIS EUCLID TRUCK WAITING TO BE LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK. LOADER OPERATOR PROCEDDED TO LOAD THE TRUCK, WHILE DUMPING THE MATERIAL INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK A LARGE ROCK HIT THE CAB PROTECTOR JARRING THE TRUCK AND DRIVER.
1988 · 1 incident
WHILE HAULING MATERIAL (SHOT ROCK) OPERATOR HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD & LOST CONTROL OF HAUL UNIT WHEN HE RAN INTO THE BERM THER TRUCK WENT UPON & OVER THE BERM INTO 15FT TO 20FT OF WATER LATER IN VESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE STEERING ON THE TRUCK WENT OUT
1985 · 3 incidents
CLEANING RIP RA1 MACHINE, TRIED TO PICK UP ROCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND STEEL BAR.
WIRE CAME LOOSE INSIDE FUEL FILTER AND CUT FINGERS.
CLEANING WALK AROUND WATER TANK, ROCK FELL AND HIT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.
1984 · 3 incidents
BACKED TRUCK UP ON STOCKPILE, ENGINE DIED, THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD DOWN THE STOCKPILE, DRIVER JUMPED OUT AND FELL ON HAND.
PULLING BELTS ON PULLEY WHEEL BY HAND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY WHEEL & BELT INJURING FINGER.
FOREIGN PARTICLES IN LEFT EYE.
1983 · 2 incidents
FASTENING CABLE TO RAILROAD CAR TO HOLD WITH THE LOADER, CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND, BETWEEN CABLE AND CAR.
WAS ON KNEES IN A TRUCK PULLING MOTOR OUT. PULLING ON WRENCH TO BREAK BOLT LOOSE AND FELT PAIN IN THE KNEE.
The full compliance file on Princeton Mine
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.