WHIRLWIND MINE has $3K 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
3
Years on record
2008
Latest incident
Aug 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
24
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,579
proposed penalties
$2,579
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
21
inspections on record
437
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: 437 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
WHIRLWIND MINE has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-08-22.
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
800
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
600
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
640
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
4,027
2
0
496.6
2023 Q2
3,532
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
0
0
0
2022 Q4
4,256
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
1,999
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q2
3,343
2
0
598.3
2012 Q2
56
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
19
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
47
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
160
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
51
2
0
39215.7
2011 Q1
187
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
46
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
109
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
76
3
1
39473.7
2010 Q1
30
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
450
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
702
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
510
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
442
1
0
2262.4
2008 Q4
1,857
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,947
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,258
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
5,984
14
0
2339.6
2007 Q4
3,496
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
3,041
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
1,583
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
633
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file
2008 · 3 incidents
August 19, 2008CO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerFALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Employee had barred a rock out of the back, placed scaling bar against rib and was reaching for the jack leg when a second rock fell on it's own striking the employee in the right hand. Resulting injury was laceration and fracture of right middle finger.
June 5, 2008CO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While rolling an I-Beam into place employee's right hand glove became snagged on a weld pulling his hand under the beam. His right thumb was smashed between two I-Beams. X-ray showed no fracture and treatment includes wearing a splint and avoiding painful activities. A follow up visit is scheduled for 6/16/08 or sooner and the possibility of an ortho referral has been left open.
Employee was climbing up and down to get in and out of the dozer. He hurt his right shoulder while pulling himself upward with his right arm. the doctor has imposed an overall lifting limit of ten pounds and there is to be no lifting with his right arm.
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