Coal production
0reported short tons
ACTIVE / CONTROLLER PORTFOLIO
Robert J Hicken; Paul R Ballif
Membership and operating status are from the latest MSHA Mines snapshot. Open a mine for its ownership history.
MSHA CONTROLLER IDM12860
MINE PORTFOLIO
2 of 2 mines and facilities
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13. Active records; production reporting is not required.
Material, method and type filters apply to this table. The portfolio’s status applies to the entire page. GEM fields describe their own release, not the selected MSHA year.
| Mine | Location / type | Coal · short tons | Hours worked | Violations | Accident records | On-site inspection hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUNNISON VALLEY MINE4202260 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Sanpete, UTSurface · MSHA: Dimension Limestone | 0 | 7,317 | 1 | 1 | 29.3 |
| Mountain Valley Stone Inc4202121 · Active6/8 quarters reported | Summit, UTSurface · MSHA: Dimension Stone NEC | 0 | 83,942 | 12 | 3 | 32.3 |
Production and hours sum available quarterly reports. — means unavailable; zero safety records means none in the selected imported period. Ownership reflects the current MSHA record.
LOCATION
Portfolio map
2 of 2 mines with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- GUNNISON VALLEY MINE39.18444, -111.76694Open map ↗
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc40.67889, -111.43194Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. All 2 mines listed under this controller were checked; 2 have reports in the available quarters. Totals use current ownership.
Hours worked
91,259reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 14,926 | 0.00 | 31 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 14,363 | 0.00 | 33 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 16,838 | 0.00 | 28 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 14,559 | 0.00 | 31 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 16,521 | 0.00 | 27 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 14,052 | 0.00 | 27 | 2/2 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
130 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
40 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
1,661.0011 of 13 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
61.509 inspections · 9 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 4 | 0 | 604.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2025-Q2 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 2 | 0 | 302.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 |
| 2025-Q4 | 2 | 0 | 302.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 2026-Q1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 2026-Q3 | 4 | 0 | 302.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.5001(a)/.5005
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.5001(a)/.5005
- GUNNISON VALLEY MINE · 4202260
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 0.0 on-site hours
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
50.20-1 · $151.00 proposed
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 16.0 on-site hours
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
- GUNNISON VALLEY MINE · 4202260
Compliance Follow-up Inspection · 12.5 on-site hours
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was unloading a 3" stone cap from the guillotine. Employee was pulling the stone towards them when the stone came off the metal roller wheels, the stone fell and crushed a hand between stone and the metal table.
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
On 01/21/2026, EE went to warm up EE's machine. In the process of walking over to EE's machine to access the ladder to climb into the cab EE slipped on a patch of ice falling backwards. As it was dark when EE parked EE's piece of equipment EE had not seen the patch of ice. It was early enough in the morning EE could not see the patch of ice in the morning either.
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was splitting flagstone with a chisel and hammer the stone they were working on opened up. When employee took the chisel out of the opening of the split rock, the rock closed on their right index finger. A rupture wound from the pressure exerted on the finger and a small tip fracture was the result of the incident.
- GUNNISON VALLEY MINE · 4202260
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 9.3 on-site hours
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 5.0 on-site hours
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
47.41(a) · $151.00 proposed
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 3.8 on-site hours
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.12018 · $151.00 proposed
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.12004 · $151.00 proposed
- GUNNISON VALLEY MINE · 4202260
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Miner was using a chair to reach an item on an upper shelf. The chair slipped out from under the miner causing EE to fall. The miner fell directly on EE's left wrist. Resulting in a fracture of EE's ulna and radius bones
- GUNNISON VALLEY MINE · 4202260
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 7.5 on-site hours
- GUNNISON VALLEY MINE · 4202260
56.15001 · $151.00 proposed
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.12025 · $151.00 proposed
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.12032 · $151.00 proposed
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 7.5 on-site hours
- Mountain Valley Stone Inc · 4202121
56.16005 · $151.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-13.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
SELECTED PORTFOLIO
1 linked operator.
Relationships reflect the selected mine status and current MSHA controller/operator fields.