Mining Incidents

408 PTS Metal/Non-Metal

Varra Companies Inc · Surface
Frederick, Weld County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504042

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
84
citations
6
significant & substantial
$12,636
proposed penalties
$11,236
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
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 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

10 on file

2005 · 1 incident

May 5, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping unload equipment from truck hurt right shoulder when climbing on to truck.

2004 · 2 incidents

October 22, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Replacing v-belt on pulley-belt caught left pinky finger. cracked small finger-left hand finger x-rayed-a tape splint was applied.

June 21, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLE OPERATING SCRAPER. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ORDERED ON FIRST VISIT.

2003 · 2 incidents

July 3, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Varra Companies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED FROM HAUL TRUCK, TURNED TO LEAVE AND TWISTED RT HIP, STRAINED RT HIP MUSCLES. DR PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXANT.

February 25, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Varra Companies Inc · No Value Found

STEPPED OUT OF CAR, SLIPPED ON EARLY MORNING ICE, FELL ON HIS POSTERIOR CAUSING HARM.

2002 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANGING OIL IN CAT D300E HAUL TRUCK BUMPED OIL PAN WITH WRENCH. FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL IN EYE. (TREATMENT ANTIBIOTIC DROPS.)

August 9, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against stationary object

EXITING HAUL TRUCK-BACKING DOWN STEPS AS TRAINED-SLIPPED-HIT RIGHT HAND ON STEP CAUSING FRACTURE TO RT METACARPAL ON RT HAND. CONDITIONS DRY-NOT SLIPPERY.

2001 · 3 incidents

November 6, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHARP SPUR CABLE LADDER PUNCTURED RIGHT KNEE. (NO STITCHES ONLY ANTIBIOTICS.)

August 8, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against stationary object

REMOVING HYDRAULIC LINE FROM CYLINDER- PRESSURE WITHIN BLEW OIL OUT OF LINE- STARTLING EMPLOYEE. HE JUMPED BACK HITTING HAND ON EQUIPMENT.

April 2, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Varra Companies Inc · Fall from machine

GREASING LOADER- WENT UP TO CHECK ON ZERK- HAD GREASE ON SHOE- SLIPPED AND FELL FROM MACHINE (ABOUT 5 1/2-6FT.).