Mining Incidents

Amrize Platte Valley Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Brighton, Weld County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504332

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
98
citations
13
significant & substantial
$13,816
proposed penalties
$13,665
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 16,690 2 0 119.8
2025 Q3 16,607 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 13,830 3 0 216.9
2025 Q1 12,555 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,206 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 640 6 2 9375.0
2024 Q1 1,100 4 1 3636.4
2023 Q4 15,958 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

10 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

October 20, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amrize West Central Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using a pry bar to align an adjustment ring on an HP 300 cone crusher, the pry bar slipped out causing a popping in the employee's shoulder.

August 3, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck by flying object

Approximately 6:05 AM the employee was unlocking the gate to the entrance of the pit. The employee inadvertently stepped on one end of the chain and as they pushed the gate forward it caused the other end of the chain to uncoil and whip around the gate striking the employee in the nose/eye area.

2022 · 1 incident

2015 · 1 incident

January 13, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amrize West Central Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking mud and sprained / strained right wrist

2005 · 2 incidents

September 29, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amrize West Central Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting loader when he slipped and fell hurting his left leg.

September 14, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amrize West Central Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

While installing a roller, employee slipped and fell hitting his lip on a steel cross over.

2002 · 2 incidents

November 25, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LONG STEEL BAR TO ROCK A 8 BY 20 VIBRATING SCREEN. THE BAR WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND FRAME AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT EAR.

April 6, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE AND ONE OTHER EE WERE FUSING POLY PIPE AT THE TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PIPE WAS IN A BIND AND WAS LYING IN THE MACHINE. THEY WERE GOING TO GET ANOTHER "BITE" ON THE PIPE WITH THE EXC AVATOR WHEN THE PIPE CAME OUT OF THE FUSION MACHINE AND STRUCK EE ACROSS THE LEGS.

2001 · 1 incident

May 11, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amrize West Central Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A CATWALK THAT HAD A TRAP DOOR TO ANOTHER LEVEL. INSTEAD OF CLOSING THE DOOR THE EE HAD BEEN STEPPING OVER IT WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE STEPPED BACK AND FELL PARTWAY THR OUGH.

2000 · 1 incident

December 26, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A SLING FROM A CRANE HOOK. WHEN THE SLING CAME OFF THE HOOK IT HAD ENOUGH STORED ENERGY TO WHIP AROUND AND CUT HIS LIP.