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.
Tucson Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Aggregate Industries WCR Inc
· Surface
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 file2007 · 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
2003 · 1 incident
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
Aggregate Industries WCR Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ADJUSTING TAKE UP BEARING STRAIN BACK.
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.
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.