Mining Incidents

Wash Plant #5 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Bayfield, La Plata County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504832

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2019–2023
Latest incident
Jun 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
16
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,862
proposed penalties
$1,803
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 2,369 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,118 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 103 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 278 1 0 3597.1
2024 Q4 2,166 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 356 2 0 5618.0
2024 Q2 2,784 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 234 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

2 on file

2023 · 1 incident

June 14, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting changing out a water pump and a section of 10" diameter pvc pipe slipped from it's supported location and landed on employee's right index finger causing slight fracture to tip of finger bone and laceration that required approximately 4 stitches to close.

2019 · 1 incident

October 22, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oldcastle SW Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured employee was cutting a piece of belt to repair a conveyor belt, when the knife the employee was using slipped and employee cut right thigh.