Mining Incidents

WILLOW CREEK CANYON PIT Metal/Non-Metal

BARTON ROCK · Surface
Controlled by Russell K Barton
Ephraim, Sanpete County, UT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4202497

WILLOW CREEK CANYON PIT has $5K 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
1
Years on record
2021
Latest incident
Jun 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
38
citations
3
significant & substantial
$4,928
proposed penalties
$4,928
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
28
inspections on record
326
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: 326 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WILLOW CREEK CANYON PIT has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
37 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-24.
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 256 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 364 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 446 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 29 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 26 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 580 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 551 1 0 1814.9
2024 Q1 594 0 0 0.0
Show 62 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 326 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 502 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 581 2 0 3442.3
2023 Q1 54 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 351 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 417 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 313 3 0 9584.7
2022 Q1 294 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 308 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 291 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 314 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 184 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 327 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 117 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 123 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 39 3 0 76923.1
2019 Q4 466 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 500 2 0 4000.0
2019 Q2 331 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 44 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 44 11 0 250000.0
2018 Q2 112 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 69 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 71 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 132 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 100 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 100 4 1 40000.0
2016 Q3 105 2 0 19047.6
2016 Q2 104 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 130 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 90 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 197 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 184 1 0 5434.8
2015 Q1 94 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 108 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 180 1 0 5555.6
2014 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 8 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 160 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 192 1 0 5208.3
2013 Q1 24 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 72 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 280 2 0 7142.9
2012 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 0 1 0
2011 Q3 180 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 180 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 17 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 76 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 88 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 75 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 10 2 2 200000.0
2009 Q4 23 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 48 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 52 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 23 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 43 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 107 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 415 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2021 · 1 incident

June 11, 2021 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barton Rock · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Pre existing (back) injury. Heaving shovel (hand tool) with weight while twisting in the lower back area. Potentially uneven foot positioning while heaving shovel.

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