Mining Incidents

LAPORTE HYDRATE LIME PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

LaPorte, Larimer County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503964

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2016
Latest incident
Jun 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
78
citations
25
significant & substantial
$12,562
proposed penalties
$11,899
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
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 3,529 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,337 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 3,899 1 1 256.5
2014 Q4 3,615 1 0 276.6
2013 Q4 0 1 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 2,721 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

9 on file

2016 · 1 incident

June 29, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was unloading a pneumatic trailer at the facility, when offloading was completed the EE reached to close the butterfly valve on the OTR truck trailer and felt a pop in right bicep. EE's physician diagnosed EE with a tendon strain/tear and placed EE on restricted duty pending follow-up exam. EE returned to full duty 7-1-2016 after follow-up.

2011 · 1 incident

July 22, 2011 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was loading a truck with Hydrated Lime product when the loading sock blew out of place and caused a cloud of lime. The employee got lime in his left eye and also inhaled some lime. The employee was taken to the doctor where it was recommended that the employee take a few days off of work to recover.

2006 · 1 incident

July 24, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Slipped walking upstairs landing on hands and knees.

2005 · 1 incident

July 27, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

quicklime in eye while repairing blower hose on material transfer.

2004 · 1 incident

February 27, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · No Value Found

TAKING AN INSPECTION DOOR OFF OUR SCRUBBER FAN. COOR SPUN ON ONE BOLT AND PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.

2003 · 3 incidents

September 25, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · No Value Found

DOING SOME HOUSEKEEPING UNDER A BENCH ONHIS KNEES AND TWISTED WRONG. STRAIN ON LOWER BACK AND CAUSING SOME PAIN IN LEG.

September 23, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · No Value Found

DOING SOME HOUSKEEPING UNDER A BENCH ON HIS KNEES AND TWISTED WRONG. STRAIN ON LOWER BACK AND CAUSING SOME PAIN IN LEG.

April 8, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, HYDRATE LIME HYDRATOR. WASHING OUT HYDRATOR WITH HOSE. LIME INSIDE GLOVES WHILE WASHING REACTED TO WATER AND CAUSED LIME IRRITATION ON HIS WRISTS.

2001 · 1 incident

July 18, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FINISHED UNLOADING FINES TRUCK CA0 EE WAS HELPING THE DRIVER BY UNHOOKING BLOWER 3" HOT LINE HOSE. NOT KNOWING THAT A VALVE WAS SHUT OFF, BACK PRESSURE HAD BUILT INT HE LINE AND IN RELEASING T HE CAMLOCK LATCHES, THE CAM COME BACK ATTACHED TO THE 3" HOSE AND STRUCK EE ON THE UPPER RIGHT CHEEK.