86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,652 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
180
inspections on record
2,434
inspection hours
6.8
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.
166 citations across 2,434 inspection hours.
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.
$97K
proposed penalties
$83K
current assessed
$83K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
165 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Montana Rockworks Inc. · Struck against a moving object
Employee was in an articulating haul truck, was traveling down the haul road at the Quarry. The victim was moving the haul truck down a steep grade, around a turn, when the haul truck traveled through a berm and off a short drop-off. The victim was found hours later by the owner of the company, the victim was not wearing a seat belt.
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