Mining Incidents

FT COLLINS PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Holcim Inc · Facility
Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Larimer County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500039

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Sep 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
17
significant & substantial
$9,029
proposed penalties
$9,029
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 27,936 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 53,102 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 60,301 5 2 82.9
2001 Q4 63,062 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 48,292 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 55,220 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 58,450 32 6 547.5
2000 Q4 78,403 28 9 357.1
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

September 12, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holcim Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE GATE ON #4 BIN FAILED TO CLOSE. I WENT TO 2ND FLOOR TO CLOSE THE STEER HORN ABOVE THE GATE. MY FINGER GOT SMASHED BY THE COUNTER WEIGHT AND THE ARM ON STEER HORN.

February 11, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holcim Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A 6" PLASTIC BOX WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUT NO BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.

2001 · 7 incidents

October 25, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator MACHINERY
Holnam Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING VACUUM TRUCK NOZZEL WHEN THE NOZZLE BECAME PLUGGED THE HOSE KICKED BACK UNEXPECTEDLY AGAINST HIS HAND, SPRAINING HIS LEFT THUMB.

September 7, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holnam Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NEW EE TWISTED WHILE USING A SHOVEL & STRAINED AMUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT BACK AREA.

August 9, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holnam Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WOODEN LADDER EQUIPED WITH ANTI-SKID FEET TO ACCESS TOP RACK OF STORAGE ARE IN WAREHOUSE. LADDER WAS NOT SECURED AT TOP AND FEET SLID ON CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE FELL FIVE FEET, STRUCK FLOOR WITH LEFT SHOULDER. SHOULDER WAS DISLOCATED.

June 7, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holnam Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING MOVING A CEMENT KILN SHELL COOLING FAN. HE HAD HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE FAN HOUSING AND THE FAN SUPPORT STUD.

April 13, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Holnam Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CLEANING CHALK MARKS FROM SIDE OF KILN RIDING RING. WIND BLEW A PARTICLE OF DUST INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

February 26, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holnam Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WORKING INSIDE A DUST COLLECTOR WITHOUT WEARING GOGGLES. GOT DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE. AFTER WORK EYE STARTED HURTING WNET TO HOSPITAL.

January 4, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Holnam Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF VERTIGO. HE WAS SENT TO CLINIC TO ASSESS DANGER OF OPERATING MINING EQUIPMENT. WAS DIAGNOSED AS VERTIGO ASSOCIATED WITH HEARING LOSS OF 20 YEARS AGO.

2000 · 6 incidents

December 15, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holnam Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED ON VINAL FLOOR FELL ONTO RIGHT HAND.

June 6, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holnam Inc · Struck by falling object

TRYING TO OPEN UP A .002 SHIM PACK. WHILE OPENING THE SHIMS SLIPPED SLICING FINGER.

April 19, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Holnam Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKINGIN HIGH WIND AREA WITHOUT WEARING GOGGLES. WIND BLEW DIRT INTO LEFT EYE.

April 18, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holnam Inc · Fall down stairs

THE EE WAS READING AS HE DESCENDED A STAIRWAY. HE THOUGHT HE WAS AT A LANDING ON GROUND LEVEL BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL STAIR THEADS LEFT. THE EE FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

March 23, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holnam Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER, UNPLUGGING A HOT CLINKER DUST CHUTE. WHEN THE MATERIAL FLUSHED THE EE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY. HOT DUST FLOWED ACROSS HIS BOOTS CAUSING 2ND DEGREE B URNS TO THE TOP OF BOTH FEET.

February 11, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Holnam Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED ON FRESH SNOW AND ICE. FELL LANDING ON LEFT SIDE. PAIN FROM FALL DID NOT GO AWAY. EE WENT TO THE DR ON 2/23/2000.