Mining Incidents

Fox Creek Aggregates operator

Controlled by James S. Peterson
MSHA operator ID: 0080644
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
58
citations
20
significant & substantial
$44,321
proposed penalties
$27,344
paid to date
62% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $16,977 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
26
inspections on record
684
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: 684 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$44K
proposed penalties
$27K
current assessed
$27K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 11 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2020
1 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
July 29, 2020 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Fox Creek Aggregates · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

A front-end loader operator was attempting to clear a buildup of sand from a stacker conveyor belt's tailpiece when the operator's arm became entangled. The victim was air lifted to a trauma center where the victim died a week later.

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