Mining Incidents

CR5 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Montrose, Montrose County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504739

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2012–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
36
citations
9
significant & substantial
$4,962
proposed penalties
$4,924
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 1,982 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,121 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,179 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 2,830 1 0 353.4
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 2,111 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

2025 · 1 incident

October 9, 2025 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing an alternator along side another employee, the other mechanic was pulling the detached alternator through the top of the machine, while injured was pushing through the bottom. It slipped out of the other mechanic's hand and fell down smashing injured employee's right middle finger between the alternator and the engine mount bolt.

2019 · 1 incident

February 5, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was assisting another employee set up the fast pack. They lowered the jack leg while turning and employees right hand was crushed between the body of the jack leg and the jack leg mounting plate causing the injury.

2012 · 1 incident

March 14, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was helping change screen on Crusher. He was pulling screen into position when he felt a slight muscle pull. He continued to work through his shift on 03/14/2012. Upon waking on 03/15/2012 he had considerable low back pain. At that time he called work to report injury. After treatment in ER he was released to light duty immediately.