On February 20, 2026, at approximate 7:30 am our miner suffered a fall due to not wearing fall protection injuring an ankle, ribs, back and head,
Skyhigh Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Skyhigh Pit has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1999–2026
- Latest incident
- Feb 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.Skyhigh Pit has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 4 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 | 9,963 | 3 | 0 | 301.1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 12,890 | 2 | 0 | 155.2 |
| 2025 Q2 | 11,823 | 1 | 0 | 84.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 9,963 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 9,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 9,806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 9,526 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 9,667 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 8,776 | 1 | 1 | 113.9 |
| 2023 Q3 | 8,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 9,076 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 7,811 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q4 | 7,954 | 1 | 0 | 125.7 |
| 2022 Q3 | 9,603 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 11,388 | 1 | 0 | 87.8 |
| 2022 Q1 | 9,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 9,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 8,917 | 2 | 1 | 224.3 |
| 2021 Q2 | 9,619 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 7,432 | 1 | 0 | 134.6 |
| 2020 Q4 | 7,011 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 11,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 12,958 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 13,000 | 3 | 1 | 230.8 |
| 2019 Q4 | 13,256 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 14,550 | 2 | 0 | 137.5 |
| 2019 Q2 | 13,572 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 10,412 | 1 | 0 | 96.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 7,906 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 10,075 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 11,297 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 11,053 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 11,086 | 2 | 0 | 180.4 |
| 2017 Q3 | 9,698 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,915 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 11,699 | 4 | 1 | 341.9 |
| 2016 Q4 | 10,475 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 10,548 | 6 | 0 | 568.8 |
| 2016 Q2 | 11,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 10,368 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 9,004 | 9 | 0 | 999.6 |
| 2015 Q3 | 11,462 | 1 | 0 | 87.2 |
| 2015 Q2 | 8,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 6,687 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 6,319 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 7,409 | 2 | 0 | 269.9 |
| 2014 Q2 | 5,702 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 4,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 2,928 | 4 | 1 | 1366.1 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 5,269 | 1 | 0 | 189.8 |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,961 | 1 | 0 | 509.9 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,760 | 1 | 0 | 266.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 6,060 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 5,416 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 5,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 4,629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 6,664 | 2 | 2 | 300.1 |
| 2011 Q1 | 9,959 | 3 | 1 | 301.2 |
| 2010 Q4 | 8,643 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 8,533 | 4 | 0 | 468.8 |
| 2010 Q2 | 8,090 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 7,536 | 3 | 1 | 398.1 |
| 2009 Q4 | 5,826 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 7,777 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 5,754 | 14 | 1 | 2433.1 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,306 | 1 | 0 | 188.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 6,006 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 3,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 3,337 | 7 | 0 | 2097.7 |
| 2008 Q1 | 6,638 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 6,008 | 1 | 0 | 166.4 |
| 2007 Q3 | 8,379 | 3 | 0 | 358.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 5,271 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 811 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,975 | 2 | 0 | 672.3 |
| 2006 Q1 | 8,700 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 11,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 13,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 12,306 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 10,039 | 5 | 0 | 498.1 |
| 2004 Q4 | 7,568 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 6,582 | 1 | 0 | 151.9 |
| 2004 Q2 | 5,283 | 1 | 0 | 189.3 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,767 | 2 | 1 | 419.6 |
| 2003 Q4 | 5,601 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 5,790 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 5,794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 4,350 | 3 | 0 | 689.7 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,228 | 1 | 0 | 191.3 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,178 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 5,185 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,850 | 6 | 2 | 1237.1 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 5,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 5,552 | 4 | 3 | 720.5 |
| 2000 Q4 | 4,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 6,461 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 6,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,461 | 8 | 2 | 1464.9 |
Reportable incidents
11 on file2026 · 1 incident
2019 · 2 incidents
Employee was working on Impact Crusher when rotor turned pinching right hand between blow bar and side of crusher.
Operator was exiting cab of 336F Excavator holding on to the handrail facing the inside of cab when both feet slipped off track feeling a jerking motion to EE's left shoulder. The tracks on the machine were damp with material build up.
2017 · 2 incidents
Employee fell off ladder catching self with right hand.
Employee was removing a bearing race from screen housing with a hammer tapping the race causing a piece of the race to chip off striking employee in the left leg above knee. The foreign body embedded under the skin.
2011 · 1 incident
Driver was getting out of truck and turned to walk back to unlock the tailgate when he slipped in the mud. On the way to the ground he reached up with his right hand and grabbed for the door handle, instead he grabbed the door jam and the door closed so hard on his hand to the point it actually latched shut. Causing a laceration to his ring finger and exposed the bone.
2009 · 1 incident
Heat Exhaustion - became dehydrated while working on a shot.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was welding on a platform for a cone crusher, fell about 3 1/2 feet to ground while descending ladder. Ladder was inside platform between two catwalks. Employee lost his balance and fell striking and fracturing his coccyx either on angle iron or rock on ground.
2005 · 1 incident
GUARD RAIL BROKE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 10 FEET.
2000 · 1 incident
EE CALLED IN FOR BLASTER TO SHOOT A SHOT. EE WENT TO FIRE SHOT. HE WAS UNDER HAUL UNIT USED FOR COVER WHEN A ROCK CAME OUT OF SHOT, BOUNCED AND HIT HIM ON THE KNEE CAUSING A CUT THAT NEEDED ST ITCHES. EE WAS 633 FEET FROM SHOT.
1999 · 1 incident
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN ROCK BUILDUP FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF ENCLOSE (3 SIDXES) FEEDER. WITH MACHINE RUNNING AND ON HIS BACK HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND FRAME, MAKING SLIT IN HIS CALF. HI S RACTION OF INJURY FURTHER CAUSED BRUISES TO THIGH POSSIBLE FX TO ANKLE.
The full compliance file on Skyhigh Pit
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.