Mining Incidents

Northern Portable Plant #11 Metal/Non-Metal

Gypsum, Eagle County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504059

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2002–2006
Latest incident
Jul 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,110
proposed penalties
$3,110
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
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q3 2,220 2 1 900.9
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 894 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,656 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,080 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

3 on file

2006 · 1 incident

July 20, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
Lafarge West Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing shims from cone crusher, finger was caught and the tip was partically amputated.

2004 · 1 incident

July 15, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge West Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee caught his hand between a trailer edge and a piece of material that he was trying to put back in place. He was taken to the COMP doctor and five stitches were required to close the wound.

2002 · 1 incident

December 16, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Lafarge West Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLE WITH 3/8" DRILL. BIT JAMMED AND SPUN DRILL HANDLE. RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN HANDLE AND TRUCK BODY.