Mining Incidents

Portable Wash Plant (WP #4) Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0503510

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2003–2021
Latest incident
Aug 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,774
proposed penalties
$4,510
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 235 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 2 1
2024 Q4 218 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 970 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

4 on file

2021 · 1 incident

August 13, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was removing paddles from the course wash portion of the plant and employee felt back pain when pulling on a paddle in trying to remove it.

2018 · 1 incident

March 13, 2018 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a spring on the wash plant, when EE's hand became caught in the spring. EE sustained a broken right ring finger and a laceration that required stitches.

2015 · 1 incident

November 5, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Employee fell off of a ladder and fractured his left wrist.

2003 · 1 incident

August 15, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYER BELT USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED IN HIS HAND, THE KNIFE CUT HIS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.