Mining Incidents

117 WP Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Eagle Materials Inc
Greeley, Weld County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503788

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
143
citations
41
significant & substantial
$57,758
proposed penalties
$49,828
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
2024 Q4 6,873 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,955 4 1 502.8
2023 Q4 15,090 10 5 662.7
2023 Q3 14,722 1 1 67.9
2023 Q1 11,873 3 0 252.7
2022 Q4 1,091 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 18,505 2 0 108.1
2022 Q2 623 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

13 on file

2024 · 1 incident

August 22, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raptor Materials LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The mechanic was changing a leaking excavator hose and felt a pop in EE's knee.

2021 · 1 incident

October 14, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While moving a lift chain, the pip it was wrapped around rolled pulling the hook through the left thumb

2020 · 2 incidents

October 9, 2020 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Varra Companies Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Wet Plant was shut down in order to remove some jammed rocks from tail pulley on cone cross over belt on wash/plant, plant was unexpected turned on and hand got caught in the belt, because of a language barrier the co-worker thought they wanted the bump over turned on to move the rock. This caused EE's hand to get caught up in screen

January 13, 2020 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against a moving object

Driving down a road that the Haul Trucks drive, hit a patch of ice and slid into a berm turning the truck on side.

2016 · 1 incident

April 8, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Varra Companies Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was on top of water truck turned to go down the ladder, hooked my right boot under lip of tank on top of step and lost balance. Fell down backwards hitting the ladder with back on the way down and landed on right hand and left side of face resulting in a broken right wrist and cut above my left temple.

2007 · 2 incidents

December 20, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Clay picker (strained back) removing clay from moving conveyor.

August 13, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Varra Companies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He stepped down from work platform to main cone work platform - turned ankle - did not place foot on work platform.

2004 · 1 incident

June 28, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Varra Companies Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Repairing hydraulic pump on 980 Cat loader. Foot slipped, lower left leg sustained contusion. Diagnostic x-ray, Celebrex for pain.

2003 · 1 incident

September 8, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator MACHINERY
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING DOZER, ROLLED UP ON ROCK AS HE WAS BACKING, BRUISED SIDE ON SEAT.

2002 · 2 incidents

September 10, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING 3# HAMMER ON 10" SNAP ON CHIESEL-SMALL PIECE OF CHIESEL BROKE OFF, PUNCTURED, LEFT INDEX FINGER. LEAVING PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDED.

January 18, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKING FROZEN MATERIAL FROM HOPPER W/ BAR. BAR BOUNCED BACK, HIT RIGHT EAR CAUSING CONTUSION AND ABRASION.

2001 · 2 incidents

August 13, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANGING BATTERY ON SCRAPER - COVER TO BATTERIES FELL APPROXIMATELY 5' ONTO FOOT.