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Yellowtail Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Lovell, Big Horn County, WY  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4800607

Yellowtail Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Sep 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,367
proposed penalties
$5,367
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
1,262
inspection hours
3.9
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.
49 citations across 1,262 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Yellowtail Mine has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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
47 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-07-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 4,679 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,952 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,005 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,664 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,257 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,973 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 8,571 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 7,374 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,169 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 7,106 1 0 140.7
2023 Q2 7,235 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,294 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 7,041 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 7,165 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,441 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,163 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,609 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 8,073 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,491 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 8,229 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,719 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 7,024 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,531 1 0 283.2
2020 Q1 8,813 2 0 226.9
2019 Q4 8,175 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 11,636 2 0 171.9
2019 Q2 9,290 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 9,707 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 9,860 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 10,248 1 0 97.6
2018 Q2 10,473 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 8,939 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 9,679 1 0 103.3
2017 Q3 10,330 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 11,624 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 8,180 1 0 122.2
2016 Q4 9,568 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 8,378 1 0 119.4
2016 Q2 4,068 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 8,351 1 0 119.7
2015 Q4 8,972 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 9,979 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,847 1 0 113.0
2015 Q1 2,727 1 0 366.7
2014 Q4 10,973 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 8,980 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 11,035 1 0 90.6
2014 Q1 7,478 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 9,464 1 0 105.7
2013 Q3 10,183 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 11,381 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 9,702 1 0 103.1
2012 Q4 9,648 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 9,734 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 12,089 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 9,651 1 1 103.6
2011 Q4 10,056 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 11,289 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 11,282 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 10,798 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 10,452 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 10,947 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,981 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 9,317 2 0 214.7
2009 Q4 10,128 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,496 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 8,932 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,219 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 11,129 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,122 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,760 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,618 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 7,076 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,010 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,930 2 0 1036.3
2007 Q1 4,536 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,259 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,197 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,410 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,496 1 0 286.0
2005 Q3 3,558 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,251 2 0 888.5
2005 Q1 2,916 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 49,853 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 53,805 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 54,693 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,211 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,489 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,545 5 2 1964.6
2003 Q2 2,664 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,568 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,538 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,476 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,210 8 1 3619.9
2002 Q1 2,110 1 0 473.9
2001 Q4 1,940 1 1 515.5
2001 Q3 2,182 2 0 916.6
2001 Q2 1,998 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,167 3 1 1384.4
2000 Q4 2,108 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,223 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,246 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,392 4 0 1672.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

September 20, 2016 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
American Colloid Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unsure

May 13, 2016 WY · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Colloid Company · Struck against a moving object

Conditions of the haul road were fine. Driver was not paying attention to the trailer and ran the back of the trailer onto the berm. The load shifted and tipped the truck on its side. The driver did admit to going too fast for conditions.

2007 · 1 incident

March 23, 2007 WY · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Waking down incline of pit floor, he slipped and fell forward into the pit.

2003 · 1 incident

August 20, 2003 WY · Metal/Non-Metal
American Colloid Company · -

HE WAS HOOKING UP A 4" WATER LINE TO THE WATER TRUCK TO FILL IT. WHILE HE WAS DOING THIS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.

2001 · 2 incidents

November 30, 2001 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
American Colloid Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS RUNNING 627 SCRAPER, SOMETIME IN THE P.M. HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.

October 15, 2001 WY · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING A DIABETIC ATTACK AND HE TRIED TO CLIMB OUT OF HIS SCRAPER THAT WAS PARKED, TO GET HIS LUNCH PALE OFF THE LOADER HE WAS PAREKED NEXT TO. HE ENDED UP FALLING FROM THE SCAPER ONTO THE GROUND AND OUT THE BACK RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD OPEN. HE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHES.

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