Ward Crushing LLC · Struck against stationary object
Employee grabbed a bolt with bare hand that EE was using an impact wrench on resulting in a cut finger requiring 7 stitches.
Ward Crushing LLC #2 Metal/Non-Metal
Ward Crushing LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Steve K Ward
Libby,
Lincoln County,
MT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402406
Ward Crushing LLC #2 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2007–2019
- Latest incident
- Jun 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
39
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,201
proposed penalties
$4,201
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
21
inspections on record
233
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: 233 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ward Crushing LLC #2 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-04-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 Q4 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 454 | 1 | 0 | 2202.6 |
| 2020 Q1 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 620 | 5 | 0 | 8064.5 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,062 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 985 | 1 | 0 | 1015.2 |
| 2018 Q3 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 628 | 4 | 0 | 6369.4 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,663 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,424 | 5 | 0 | 3511.2 |
| 2016 Q1 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,207 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 569 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 372 | 1 | 0 | 2688.2 |
| 2014 Q1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,946 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,164 | 1 | 0 | 859.1 |
| 2013 Q1 | 589 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 788 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 535 | 1 | 0 | 1869.2 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,777 | 4 | 2 | 2251.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 938 | 3 | 0 | 3198.3 |
| 2011 Q2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 844 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,632 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 Q4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 1,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 1,232 | 11 | 1 | 8928.6 |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,429 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,318 | 2 | 0 | 1517.5 |
| 2006 Q2 | 521 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2019 · 1 incident
2007 · 1 incident
August 23, 2007
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ward Crushing LLC · Fall from machine
Employee went up on the crusher to lower the top conveyor. His jack kicked out and he fell.
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