Mining Incidents

V R Pit Metal/Non-Metal

JTL Group, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Glenrock, Converse County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801670

V R Pit has $12K 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
6
Years on record
2012–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
35
citations
8
significant & substantial
$12,215
proposed penalties
$11,081
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,134 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
31
inspections on record
424
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: 424 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

V R Pit has $12K 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
35 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-03-30.
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 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 160 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 823 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 398 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 161 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,501 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,937 0 0 0.0
Show 64 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q1 46 2 1 43478.3
2020 Q4 249 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 6,316 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,633 6 3 1065.2
2020 Q1 372 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,830 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 5,312 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,717 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,114 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,167 2 0 922.9
2018 Q3 4,971 1 0 201.2
2018 Q2 5,192 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 324 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,982 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,730 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,801 3 0 789.3
2017 Q1 1,205 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,339 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,231 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,064 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,058 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,844 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,917 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,970 6 2 1511.3
2015 Q1 2,778 1 0 360.0
2014 Q4 2,528 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,152 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,791 1 0 263.8
2014 Q1 1,872 1 0 534.2
2013 Q4 2,486 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,517 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,995 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,803 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,726 1 1 174.6
2012 Q3 5,096 2 0 392.5
2012 Q2 4,111 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,337 1 1 427.9
2011 Q4 2,530 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 2,620 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,252 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,414 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,092 1 0 915.8
2010 Q3 1,283 2 0 1558.8
2010 Q2 1,145 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 453 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 506 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,069 2 0 1870.9
2009 Q2 1,307 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,548 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,830 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,777 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,071 1 0 933.7
2008 Q1 1,881 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,788 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,791 1 0 558.3
2007 Q2 802 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 605 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 741 1 0 1349.5
2006 Q2 756 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,276 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 522 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 922 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 813 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2019 · 1 incident

October 16, 2019 WY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
JTL Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting rubber belting material with a razor blade knife. The knife slipped and the miner lacerated left forearm with the blade of the knife. The laceration required sutures and the miner returned to work.

2018 · 1 incident

June 5, 2018 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
JTL Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using a sledgehammer and a punch to drift a pin out so that the tooth on an excavator bucket could be replaced. The miner hit their thumb with the sledge hammer when it glanced off of the top of the punch. The miner's right thumb suffered a fracture on the tip of it.

2015 · 1 incident

November 20, 2015 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
JTL Group, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Conditions contributing to the injury included snow on the ground and rocky terrain.

2014 · 1 incident

August 5, 2014 WY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
JTL Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was getting numbers off of fuel tank trailer SB25 and stepped off and rolled ankle

2013 · 1 incident

April 4, 2013 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
JTL Group, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Was using hand to try and hold a bolt on a cutting edge to keep into place. The air gun spun the bolt and lacerated his hand. The employee was wearing gloves.

2012 · 1 incident

October 4, 2012 WY · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
JTL Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a screen above his head and partially dislocated shoulder and tore a couple tendons and had to have surgery.

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