Employee twisted EE's knee while stretch wrapping a core pallet. Employee was taken to the hospital for evaluation, negative xrays and was told the employee sprained EE's knee and was released on restricted duty
Relief Canyon Mine Metal/Non-Metal
Relief Canyon Mine has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 22
- Years on record
- 2009–2026
- Latest incident
- Jun 2026
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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.Relief Canyon Mine has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 1 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 | 2,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 2,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 8,990 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 11,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 9,886 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 11,560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 10,428 | 1 | 0 | 95.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 13,070 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 12,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 16,678 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 14,594 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 16,550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 16,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 13,232 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 12,534 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 16,366 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 25,384 | 6 | 1 | 236.4 |
| 2021 Q2 | 36,236 | 1 | 0 | 27.6 |
| 2021 Q1 | 20,552 | 6 | 2 | 291.9 |
| 2020 Q4 | 23,574 | 5 | 1 | 212.1 |
| 2020 Q3 | 24,298 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 26,465 | 1 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2020 Q1 | 24,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 14,506 | 3 | 1 | 206.8 |
| 2019 Q3 | 8,902 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,655 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 5,091 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 5,777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,931 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 5,473 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 5,329 | 1 | 1 | 187.7 |
| 2017 Q4 | 5,110 | 6 | 0 | 1174.2 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,346 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 5,533 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 16,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 16,106 | 2 | 0 | 124.2 |
| 2016 Q2 | 5,242 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 4,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 19,163 | 10 | 5 | 521.8 |
| 2015 Q3 | 16,388 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 11,203 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 10,488 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 21,543 | 2 | 1 | 92.8 |
| 2014 Q3 | 14,987 | 11 | 1 | 734.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 3,334 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 3,182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 2,357 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,310 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,354 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,740 | 3 | 0 | 1094.9 |
| 2009 Q4 | 3,281 | 2 | 0 | 609.6 |
| 2009 Q3 | 3,214 | 1 | 0 | 311.1 |
| 2009 Q2 | 7,131 | 14 | 2 | 1963.3 |
| 2009 Q1 | 19,373 | 6 | 2 | 309.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 15,663 | 2 | 0 | 127.7 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
22 on file2026 · 2 incidents
While trying to line up pipe on the leach pad employee slipped and fell on right arm causing pain. Employee later went to the hospital for x-rays that came back negative, was referred to an ortho doctor. Employee came back to work the following day on restricted duty with their right arm.
2024 · 1 incident
Employee twisted knee getting out of equipment, was brought to local hospital and released to light duty and is currently scanning mine paperwork.
2021 · 4 incidents
Employee was off loading a 12" HDPE Tee from the back of a light vehicle when the Tee fell to the side smashing their left ring finger between the Tee and the bed of the light vehicle causing a laceration to the finger that required stiches.
While dismounting a 6200 drill, worker slipped and fell approximately 3' to the ground. The worker began to feel discomfort in their right ankle and was transported to the local medical facility for evaluation.
Operator was tasked with moving a 993K loader from the 5340 bench to the PM bay. As the operator was placing the wheel chocks in the holder operator felt discomfort in their back / shoulder. Supervisor was notified and operator was transferred to local hospital for assessment. Site HSE and management were notified and investigation was initiated.
Employee was flushing valves on the leach pad when they stepped down with there left foot into a soft spot, sinking into the dirt approximately 2/3 up the left leg between the ankle and the knee area. The employee fell forward as they were sinking causing the knee to bend backward slightly.
2020 · 5 incidents
Employee was at the preg tank to change the filter. EE stepped up onto the curb for the containment area and twisted EE's knee.
Employee was working on the leach pad to repair the water lines for the grasshoppers when some dust possibly containing a small amount of lime got into EE's left eye.
Employee was lifting shop vacuum into the back of the pickup and felt pain in shoulder. This became reportable when employee received prescription for medication to help with pain and sleep on 11/2/20.
Employee was lifting and walking with heavy parts over uneven ground and twisted the right knee.
Employee was cutting some belting on the ground using a razor knife. The knife slipped and caused a small puncture/laceration to the left thigh. Employee was transported to local hospital for treatment.
2019 · 2 incidents
High 67, sunny, dry, no wind. EE was visually inspecting the placement of synthetic liner by an installation contractor. At the end of normal shift EE indicated right shoulder was experiencing pain. EE did not report a slip, trip, or fall that could've caused injury. We weren't further informed of EE's continuing shoulder pain till after EE personally sought med. attention.
Employee was using clamps to help pull liner into place. Clamps slipped off the liner and employee fell backwards, landing on left hand and injuring wrist.
2018 · 2 incidents
Employee was working in operating pond east with a water hose for removal of mud and excess water. Employee felt and heard a pop in knee while spraying with the hose and turning a different direction.
As the diamond core drilling crew was adding a 10 foot PQ rod to the drill string, the drill helper had left hand pinched between the drill head and the 10 foot PQ rod.
2017 · 1 incident
Individual was moving core boxes from one pallet to another when they caught their foot on one of the pallets and tripped over the pallet twisting their ankle.
2016 · 1 incident
Employee was conducting geologic mapping in open country to the south of the mine. While moving down a slope, EE lost EE's footing and slid down, which resulted in injuries to EE's right foot, one finger and a facial cut.
2015 · 1 incident
The driller helper was carrying drill rod while ascending down some stairs when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He strained the muscle in his lower back as a result of the fall.
2014 · 1 incident
"EE" was leaving work at the end of his shift. While walking to his car he stumbled, lost his balance, and fell while crossing the parking ditch. "EE" fell forward on his hands and knees and landed face down in the gravel. He felt a sharp pain in his knee when it hit the ground. Hours later his right knee became swollen and he was unable to walk on it.
2011 · 1 incident
While working around the core tube breakout tray, the EE slipped and lost his balance in trying to regain his balance, he struck his right hand on the breakout tray. The weather was extremely cold which made the footing slicker than usual. The back of the EE's right hand was bruised.
2009 · 1 incident
Employee was on jaw crusher platform doing regular cleaning when he felt his left pant leg get hot. He noticed that his pant leg caught fire from the space heater being used on the platform causing a palm sized 2nd degree burn on his lower left leg.
The full compliance file on Relief Canyon 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.