Mining Incidents

Wash Plant Metal/Non-Metal

LHC Incorporated · Surface
Controlled by Roger L Claridge
Kalispell, Flathead County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401964

Wash Plant has $39K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2003–2016
Latest incident
Dec 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
90
citations
36
significant & substantial
$39,448
proposed penalties
$28,600
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,848 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
36
inspections on record
493
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: 493 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Wash Plant has $39K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$39K
proposed penalties
$29K
current assessed
$29K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
84 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-11-01.
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
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 94 2 0 21276.6
2018 Q3 72 3 0 41666.7
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 982 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,938 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,592 1 0 628.1
2017 Q1 335 0 0 0.0
Show 68 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q4 261 2 0 7662.8
2016 Q3 389 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 590 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 270 1 0 3703.7
2015 Q4 888 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 765 7 3 9150.3
2015 Q2 883 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 252 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,138 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,757 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 973 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 532 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,328 1 0 753.0
2013 Q3 870 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 966 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 329 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,041 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 880 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 410 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 106 1 0 9434.0
2011 Q4 422 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 576 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 603 3 1 4975.1
2011 Q1 60 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 410 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 984 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 320 1 0 3125.0
2010 Q1 144 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 605 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 500 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 352 2 0 5681.8
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 620 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 757 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 525 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 182 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 357 5 1 14005.6
2007 Q3 654 1 0 1529.1
2007 Q2 308 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 695 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 538 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 499 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 479 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 232 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 360 2 0 5555.6
2005 Q3 684 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,103 2 1 1813.2
2005 Q1 557 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 877 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,235 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,527 2 1 567.1
2004 Q1 1,593 20 13 12554.9
2003 Q4 772 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,169 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,400 5 3 2083.3
2003 Q1 278 5 1 17985.6
2002 Q4 329 8 1 24316.1
2002 Q3 637 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 170 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 180 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 358 16 11 44692.7
2001 Q2 754 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 853 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,545 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,035 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2016 · 1 incident

December 1, 2016 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
LHC Incorporated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I entered the machine, and my left foot pressed down on a foot control, which raise the bucket up into the air. As bucket lifted, it caught right arm and lifted me into the air. I was holding onto a side bar with my left hand, and when the bucket lifted it raised my whole body, and my left arm got pinched between the ROPS and the boom cross member.

2006 · 1 incident

March 1, 2006 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
LHC Incorporated · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

After viewing the material moving on infeed conveyor, he turned; right hand glove snagged by trough roller sucking right hand between roller and conveyor belt. The plant was in a test run after reconfiguring plant setup. There were no roller guards on that portion of the infeed conveyor. Damage to employee's hand was bruising. He was able to remove hand immediately.

2003 · 1 incident

April 17, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal

WHILE REMOVING CONVEYOR SAND SPILLAGE AROUND TAIL PULLEYS, EE'S LEFT ARM WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN UNI-LOADER CAB & BUCKET.

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