Mining Incidents

Tucson Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Brighton, Adams County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504665

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,059
proposed penalties
$2,059
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
2009 Q4 730 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,374 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,667 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,126 10 4 1632.4
2004 Q1 692 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,543 3 2 397.7
2002 Q3 6,573 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 357 4 1 11204.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 21, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Industries WCR Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating loader & complained about eye irritaion. Eye was red & swollen following day at beginning of shift. He was wearing glasses w/side shields at time he complained of irritation.

2003 · 1 incident

March 7, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Industries WCR Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS CUTTING A 36" WIDE 3 PLY BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. HE WAS HOLDING THE KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING TOWARDS HIM SELF. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 2 incidents

May 25, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Industries WCR Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HAMMER IN A ARM PIN ON HIS LOADER HE HAD ONE FOOT BRACED ON THE FINDER AND ONE ON THE FRAME WITH HIS BACK BRACED AGAINST THE HYD TANK AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

April 23, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Industries WCR Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER WAS PLUGING USED A CLEANOUT BAR TO KNOCK MATERIAL LOOSE IN USING A HAMMERING MOTION HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE GUARD.