Mining Incidents

South Pelican Metal/Non-Metal

CMC Rock, LLC · Surface
Controlled by Todd Cusick
Saratoga Springs, Utah County, UT  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4202673

South Pelican has $124K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2018–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
111
citations
25
significant & substantial
$123,807
proposed penalties
$108,304
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $15,503 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
24
inspections on record
521
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: 521 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

South Pelican has $124K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$124K
proposed penalties
$108K
current assessed
$108K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
111 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-13.
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 21,274 8 3 376.0
2025 Q3 20,014 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 18,450 12 4 650.4
2025 Q1 21,661 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 18,672 7 1 374.9
2024 Q3 14,084 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 19,904 7 1 351.7
2024 Q1 16,383 10 2 610.4
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 15,300 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 20,802 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 17,547 11 5 626.9
2023 Q1 13,454 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 14,725 19 2 1290.3
2022 Q3 17,572 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 14,750 4 0 271.2
2022 Q1 12,969 10 1 771.1
2021 Q4 15,662 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 12,495 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 10,907 4 0 366.7
2021 Q1 8,449 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 11,309 3 0 265.3
2020 Q3 11,095 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 11,445 3 1 262.1
2020 Q1 9,776 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 10,393 2 1 192.4
2019 Q3 9,358 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 8,266 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 5,187 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 7,749 5 3 645.2
2018 Q3 6,889 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,615 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,368 1 0 296.9
2017 Q4 2,897 1 0 345.2
2017 Q3 2,375 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2024 · 4 incidents

July 7, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CMC Rock, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee's radio fell off EE's belt but the mic was still attached to EE's collar. the cord pulled the stretched and retracted the radio. the radio flew back and broke the employee's tooth.

May 13, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
CMC Rock, LLC · Fall from machine

Loader operator fell off the deck of a parked front-end loader receiving injuries to ribs, sternum and bruised left lung.

February 19, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
CMC Rock, LLC · Flash burns (welding)

Employee received flash burns to their eyes while wielding. The PPE they were wearing was insufficient to protect their eyes. They experienced discomfort to their eyes and was treated for minor eye irritation at the ER and released back to work the same day.

February 7, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CMC Rock, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was standing inside of wash plan sand screw installing a chute. the employee lost footing and stumbled backwards. They reached up to grab something to stop them from falling. They grabbed the chute they were working on and pulled it down on top of their leg. It resulted in a laceration that required sutures. Employee was treated and released with no restrictions.

2023 · 1 incident

September 19, 2023 UT · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CMC Rock, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee split EE's lip with a chipping bar.

2022 · 1 incident

October 27, 2022 UT · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CMC Rock, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee cut their thumb with a razor knife.

2021 · 1 incident

May 23, 2021 UT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CMC Rock, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was lifting a pump part after disassembly and it slipped out of EE's left hand pinching EE's right index finger between the part and an edge on the pump housing. Treatment required finger surgery.

2018 · 1 incident

June 1, 2018 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
CMC Rock, LLC · Fall from machine

Employee climbed onto conveyor to make a repair without following lock-out tag-out procedures and when conveyor started EE fell off injuring left forearm.

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