MINE DETAILS
Black Rock Mine
MSHA MINE ID0202145
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Black Rock Mine36.93750, -113.63306Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-13. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
36,083reported 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 | 5,555 | 0.00 | 11 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 5,982 | 0.00 | 12 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 6,168 | 0.00 | 13 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 5,708 | 0.00 | 13 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 6,263 | 0.00 | 13 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 6,407 | 0.00 | 13 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-13
Violations
60 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
20 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
923.006 of 6 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
37.504 inspections · 4 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 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 2 | 0 | 302.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-Q4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q1 | 1 | 0 | 151.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 |
| 2026-Q2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2026-Q3 | 3 | 0 | 470.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 11.0 on-site hours
56.14112(b) · $151.00 proposed
56.14132(b)(1)(i) · $151.00 proposed
46.7(a) · $168.00 proposed
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
The maintenance employee was lifting a section of cutting-edge steel using a pry bar. During this process, the cutting edge shifted unexpectedly, pinching EE's finger between the edge and the bolt. This resulted in a small external laceration on the outside of EE's finger.
56.4104(a) · $151.00 proposed
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 8.8 on-site hours
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 12.5 on-site hours
56.4101 · $151.00 proposed
56.15014 · $151.00 proposed
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee started job at around 12 Noon, the job was to replace the flashing on belt 3. Employee locked out the belt & tried to start, after test employee grabbed the tools required to do the job, entered the manlift, put it into position & started removing the bolts on the guard. When removing employee felt pop in right shoulder. Reported it to the Mine Manager & Safety Manager
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 5.3 on-site hours
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.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Saint-GobaincontrolsWestern Mining & Minerals IncoperatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
Saint-GobaincontrolsWestern Mining and Minerals, Inc.operatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
Saint-GobaincontrolsBPB Gypsum, Inc.operatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
James Hardie Industries LtdcontrolsWestern Mining and Minerals, Inc.operatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
BPB PlccontrolsWestern Mining and Minerals, Inc.operatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
BPB PlccontrolsBPB Gypsum, Inc.operatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
BPB PlccontrolsWestern Mining & Minerals IncoperatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
James Hardie Industries LtdcontrolsWestern Mining & Minerals IncoperatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
Don G CecalacontrolsWestern Gypsum CorpoperatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
Douglas G JonescontrolsD G Jones & Son CompanyoperatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
Carl FreebergcontrolsZonah CorpoperatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145—
Berry HowiecontrolsPhiladelphia Development Corp IncoperatesBlack Rock Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 0202145Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
8 historical accident/injury rows; 0 coded fatalities and 0 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD3 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
188 violation rows across the full record; 23 carry an S&S flag and $21,189 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY15 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHwatch
Occupational health samples
33 personal. 11 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE33 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
6K employee hours and 13 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
1 contested-violation rows, 1 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 2 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE4 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT9 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
70 inspection events and 1K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE13 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026. 1 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No silica records match these filters. Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. | |||||
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 56.14112Construction and maintenance of guards.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14132Horns and backup alarms.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 46.7New task training.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4104Combustible waste.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.4101Warning signs.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.15014Eye protection when operating grinding wheels.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14107Moving machine parts.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.16006Protection of gas cylinder valves.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
510388056.14112(b)Citation
510387956.14132(b)(1)(i)Citation
510387846.7(a)Order
510316156.4104(a)Citation
968062356.4101Citation
968062256.15014Citation
968627956.14107(a)Citation
990163256.16006Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgRotary Bucket Ex. Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgCrusher Oper/Worker
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% QtzCrusher Oper/Worker
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.15 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgMechanic
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgTruck Driver
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgFront-end Loader Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors8May 3, 2004—Mar 19, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Oct 1, 2011—Oct 1, 2011mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal188Sep 7, 2000—Aug 11, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal1Feb 12, 2014—Feb 12, 2014mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal2Dec 10, 2014—Dec 10, 2014mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal1Jun 27, 2013—Jun 27, 2013mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety1,890Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety361Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance12Mar 1, 1983—May 1, 2005mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance188Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance49Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance70Sep 7, 2000—Aug 11, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety33Sep 12, 2000—Feb 6, 2024mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal188Sep 7, 2000—Aug 11, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.