Mining Incidents

NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #15 Metal/Non-Metal

Silt, Garfield County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504647

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,144
proposed penalties
$10,144
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 1,567 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,575 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,484 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,951 4 1 2050.2
2012 Q4 958 1 0 1043.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2012 · 1 incident

March 26, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a jaw crushing trying to loosen up the jaw. Employees were hitting shaft to loosen up the crusher, when the other employee hit the shaft with sledge hammer, causing piece of shaft to hit employees face. This resulted in a contusion to his face, needing stitches to forehead right above right eye.

2005 · 1 incident

July 18, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management STRIKING OR BUMPING
Lafarge West Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

Employee caught leg on a piece of metal (8 stitches required).

2004 · 1 incident

March 8, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge West Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PINCHED LITTLE LEFT FINGERTIP WHILE SETTING A CONCRETE BLOCK INTO PLACE.

2003 · 2 incidents

February 5, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge West Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT THIGH WHEN BELT KNIFE SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT FOR NEW SPLICE.

2002 · 1 incident

September 4, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge West Incorporated · Struck by flying object

EE WAS STRUCK IN BACK BY RODE THAT BOUNCED OFF CONVEYOR TRANSFER. ORIGINAL EQUAL. BY DR. RETURN TO WORK NO RESTRICTION. EE GOT CHILLED ON OCT 8 AND HAD BACK SAPASM DR PUT EMP ON MODIFIED DUTY CASE PAYMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON PERSONAL INSURANCE. DISPATED APID UNDER WORKERS COMP. DISCOVERED ON 1-3-03.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 14, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER BUCKET DROPPED HARD, HURT BACK. NO NOTIFICATION GIVEN TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 12/21/01. 1ST VISIT TO OUT WC DOC: 12/31/01.

July 16, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR THE EE STATED THAT THE SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A RETURN ROLLER AND SUBSEQUNTLY THE EE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SAME ROLLER.