Mining Incidents

WAGNER MINE: 14 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Wagner Mining · Surface
Controlled by William Wagner
Edgemont, Custer County, SD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3901369

WAGNER MINE has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $603 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
14
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,092
proposed penalties
$2,489
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $603 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
118
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: 118 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WAGNER MINE has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $603 outstanding across 0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$603
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-08-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
42.9%
significant & substantial
21.4%
high negligence or reckless
42.9%
reasonably likely or greater
85.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 64.3% moderate, 21.4% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2004-03-17, 22 years ago
2
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2004-03-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Helper
2004-03-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Wagner Mining 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 2
2005 3
2004 2
2003 2
2002 2
2001 3
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

WAGNER MINE sits in Custer County, South Dakota, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Custer County, South Dakota · Population 8,686
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$81,958
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2006 Q1 180 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 672 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 768 2 0 2604.2
2005 Q2 768 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 768 7 2 9114.6
2004 Q3 672 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 696 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 696 0 0 0.0
Show 12 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 580 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 636 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 636 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 636 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,080 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 830 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 600 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,080 5 4 4629.6
2000 Q2 966 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 966 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1989 · 1 incident

February 13, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Wagner Mining · Accident type, without injuries

FLYROCK FROM DETONATION STRUCK WINDOWS (4) IN ADJACENT DWELLING APPROX. 50' FROM MINESITE SHATTERING GLASS AND PUTTING HOLE IN 1/2" PLYWOOD ROOF.