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Washplant 4 Metal/Non-Metal

Elam Sand and Gravel · Surface

Controlled by Summit Materials LLC

Durango, La Plata County, CO · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0503809

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2004–2016
Latest incident: Mar 2016

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$10,964

proposed penalties

$10,964

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	998	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	155	2	1	12903.2
2025 Q2	0	0	0
2025 Q1	734	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	438	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	493	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	405	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	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

2016 · 1 incident

March 15, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Elam Sand and Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing the lower step on front end loader. EE was using a utility knife to cut a section of conveyor belting to the proper size for repair. During the process of cutting the employee was using the utility knife in a drawing motion towards body. The knife slipped in the cutting process and in doing so created a puncture wound to the right thigh of the employee.

2008 · 1 incident

October 28, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Sandco Inc · Struck against stationary object

The levers surrounding the shut off lever on the oxygen tank kept hitting the right thumb nail, seperating the nail from the bed a bit, leading to an infection from the dirt and grease. We are looking into extensions for the shut off lever.

2006 · 1 incident

February 23, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Sandco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was @ the pit cleaning up the loading dock which had old lumber he was placeing the old lumber in the loader bucket and when he placed another piece the one he had just place jabbed the palm of his right hand with a rusty nail he not see.

2004 · 1 incident

March 1, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Sandco Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CARRYING A SMALL MOTOR FROM THE BACK OF THE SHOP TO THE FRONT OF THE SHOP. HE STEPPED ON ON ICY STEEL BEAM AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THIS WAS DONE AT THE MECHANICS' SHOP BY THE MINING.