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Fountain Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Schmidt Aggregates · Surface

Controlled by Edward C Levy Jr

Fountain, El Paso County, CO · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0503197

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 12
Years on record: 2000–2025
Latest incident: May 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

106

citations

significant & substantial

$14,175

proposed penalties

$13,864

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	6,667	0	0.0
2025 Q3	7,544	0	0.0
2025 Q1	7,084	0	0.0
2024 Q4	6,585	0	0.0
2024 Q3	7,473	0	0.0
2024 Q2	6,750	4	592.6
2023 Q4	585	3	5128.2
2023 Q3	520	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

12 on file

2025 · 1 incident

May 9, 2025 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Schmidt Aggregates · Struck by flying object

While lifting angle iron with a telehandler, a fork caught on a welded piece of metal on the side of the scale platform. When the weld broke, the fork sprang upward, jolting the angle iron upward, which struck the mechanic's jaw. First aid was applied, but on 5/21/25 EE reported ongoing pain. On 5/27/25, a CT scan revealed a closed fracture of the right maxilla.

2024 · 1 incident

March 20, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Schmidt Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cleaning in a tight area with shovels, another employee slipped in the mud and impacted the employee in the mouth with the wood handle of a shovel.

2023 · 2 incidents

March 2, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Schmidt Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The pigtail of a crane swung and caught the employee. Knocked off forehead and caused a laceration on EE's forehead.

March 1, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Schmidt Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A piece of metal from grinding fell under the safety glasses and got into the eye. Significant delay in reporting the injury.

2022 · 2 incidents

October 19, 2022 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Schmidt Aggregates · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While scooping dirt, the fire extinguisher at the employee's feet discharged spraying employee's left side and face. EE drove the skid steer to the air compressor and blew the powder off person and the cab of the skid steer and let the supervisor know. EE was still experiencing shortness of breath days later so EE got an inhaler to assist in reducing symptoms.

September 19, 2022 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Schmidt Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miners were replacing a screen bearing at SR07 at the Fountain Pit Plant. They had to take tools and new parts up and down the catwalk area which is at an incline and work on the bearing replacement. An employee reported the next morning when EE got to work that when EE got home the night before, EE started feeling soreness around the lower back and right hip area.

2008 · 1 incident

June 6, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Schmidt Aggregates · Fall from machine

Employee had mud on his boots. As he dismounted his loader, his foot slipped off the bottom rung. He fell to the ground spraining his right ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

May 18, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Schmidt Aggregates · Fall onto or against objects

Loader operator climbed down from cab of loader, he turned around, once he got to the ground & started to walk away from the loader he stepped into a hole & fell forward. His left knee struck a 5"rock that way laying on the ground.

2003 · 1 incident

October 3, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Schmidt Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET IN LOADER CAB & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER RUNG. WHEN HE SLIPPED, THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY PUT A STRAIN ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2002 · 2 incidents

July 13, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Schmidt Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT INTO LEFT PALM OF HAND. 7 STITCHES REQUIRED.

April 13, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Schmidt Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING UP ON A CONVEYOR BELT WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS CHANGING OUT A RETURN ROLLER.

2000 · 1 incident

December 7, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Schmidt Aggregates · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING TO RAISE A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP WITH A CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND THE FRAME. THE CHAIN SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND CHAIN.