The Employee was performing maintenance tasks on a wash plant. EE went to kneel and EE's right knee contacted a grinder that was plugged-in and lying on the platform. The grinder came on causing it to tear through EE's coveralls and cause a laceration to the knee requiring stitches. The grinder was checked immediately and was in proper working order.
WP1 Metal/Non-Metal
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
CRH PLC
grand junction,
Mesa County,
CO
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0501050
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2011–2022
- Latest incident
- Jan 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
27
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,537
proposed penalties
$4,537
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,004 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 Q1 | 342 | 1 | 0 | 2924.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,217 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 727 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,182 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2022 · 1 incident
January 16, 2022
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2011 · 1 incident
November 7, 2011
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Fall from machine
Employee attempted to access area of washplant which was not protected by hand railing. In violation of company safety policies, training, and work practices, employee failed to use supplied fall protection equipment. Employee lost his footing on framework of plant and fell approx. 8 ft. to ground.