Mining Incidents

Regal Mine Metal/Non-Metal

ELEVATION NEWCO LLC · Surface
Controlled by Riverspan Partners LP
Dillon, Beaverhead County, MT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2401994

Regal Mine has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1998–2016
Latest incident
Dec 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
94
citations
13
significant & substantial
$10,134
proposed penalties
$10,134
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
52
inspections on record
764
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: 764 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Regal Mine has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-26.
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
2025 Q4 5,431 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,875 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,525 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,027 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,227 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,669 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,668 2 0 545.3
2024 Q1 3,531 0 0 0.0
Show 94 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 3,234 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,213 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,871 1 0 205.3
2023 Q1 3,863 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,495 3 0 858.4
2022 Q3 3,618 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,481 1 0 223.2
2022 Q1 3,444 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,861 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,800 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,527 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 4,072 1 0 245.6
2020 Q4 2,954 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,556 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,269 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,607 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 3,155 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,596 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,606 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,276 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,301 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,029 2 0 397.7
2018 Q2 5,487 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 6,040 2 0 331.1
2017 Q4 5,455 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 4,895 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,741 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,800 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,458 10 3 2243.2
2016 Q3 7,065 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,564 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,652 6 1 784.1
2015 Q4 5,071 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,596 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,989 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 5,580 2 0 358.4
2014 Q4 3,457 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 11,150 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 4,720 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,762 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,037 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 343 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 6,504 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,897 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,119 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,668 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 902 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 919 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 5,012 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,086 8 1 989.4
2011 Q1 8,612 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,978 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 412 4 0 9708.7
2010 Q2 6,389 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,994 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 260 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 640 11 1 17187.5
2009 Q2 5,321 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 241 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 3,302 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 7,103 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,944 9 1 1006.3
2008 Q1 9,136 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 8,727 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,023 8 0 997.1
2007 Q2 320 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,711 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,400 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,138 4 2 560.4
2005 Q4 1,779 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 421 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 957 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 60 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 60 4 0 66666.7
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 4,143 3 2 724.1
2003 Q1 5,587 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,838 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 4,019 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,492 7 1 1274.6
2001 Q4 4,502 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 5,322 6 1 1127.4
2001 Q2 6,456 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2016 · 1 incident

December 21, 2016 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barretts Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had an accident yesterday while ee was assembling a electrical cord. EE was using a screwdriver to tighten a screw when the screwdriver slipped and punctured hand. EE immediately cleaned it and applied a dressing, but today hand is quite swollen.

2014 · 1 incident

July 15, 2014 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Barretts Minerals Inc · Struck against a moving object

While operating a dozer the track slid on a boulder causing the operator to hit the left side window of the cab.

2009 · 1 incident

June 17, 2009 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barretts Minerals Inc · Fall onto or against objects

While loading blast holes employee slipped into wet and muddy hole and scraped his shin. The injury was not bleeding and the employee did not seek first aid treatment. Eight days later the employee went to doctor because of pain and swelling.

2008 · 1 incident

April 7, 2008 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barretts Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing waste rock from shovel bucket, rock cut lower right leg

2006 · 1 incident

January 18, 2006 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barretts Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee got out of truck to unhook trailer from pickup. When employee walked around trailer, he slipped on a sheet of ice under three inches of new snow. The combination of twisting and falling resulted in a fractured left leg.

2003 · 2 incidents

March 27, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Barretts Minerals Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAUL TRUCK SLID ON ICY ROADWAY, TURNED SIDEWAYS AND TIPPED ON SIDE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.

February 20, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barretts Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING STEEL ON DRILL EE FELT SMALL PAIN IN LOWER BACK. LATER AT HOME THAT EVENING THE PAIN BECAME MORE SEVERE. EE STATED THIS WAS RELATED TO PREVIOUSLY WORK RELATED INJURY IN 1988 AND IS DUE TO LIFTING AND MOVING HEAVY OBJECTS. WE ARE REQUESTING A DETERMINATION IF THIS IS A NEW INJURY OR CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUS INJURY.

1998 · 2 incidents

October 15, 1998 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barretts Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE INSTALLING A "SHIN GUARD" ON THE BUCKET OF AN HITACHI 1800 SHOVEL. THE SECOND EE WAS HOLDING AN END WRENCH ON A NUT WHILE THE INJURED EE RAN AN IMPACT WRENCH ON THE BOLT . THE END WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE INJURED EE ON THE FOREHEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. THE EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL E.R. WHERE HE RECEIVEDX STITCHES.

July 21, 1998 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barretts Minerals Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TRYING TO OPEN A STUCK WINDOW EE PUSH HIS HAND THROUGH GLASS.

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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.