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Portable Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Larimer County-Co
Fort Collins, Larimer County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504124

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
Jan 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
37
citations
2
significant & substantial
$3,437
proposed penalties
$3,437
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 1,261 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 332 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 237 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 804 2 0 2487.6
2024 Q4 1,143 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 459 2 0 4357.3
2024 Q2 598 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 821 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

12 on file

2012 · 1 incident

January 31, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Larimer County Road & Bridge Department · Struck against a moving object

Equipment Operator had been operating Caterpillar 627F Scraper to strip overburden. Operator had been operating scraper w/out using "cushion hitch" feature. At end of shift on 1/31/12, he spoke of sore neck to co-workers. On 2/1/12 he went to Doctor. Doctor's diagnosis is of a cervical strain and for him not to operate a scraper until some physical therapy could be performed.

2009 · 1 incident

May 4, 2009 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Larimer County Road & Bridge Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

We were in the process of repairing the loading ramp for the loading hopper. The employee was compacting around posts that hold the front retaining wall. While he was leaning over the wacker the wacker hit him in his chest resulting in his back hitting a steel beam, thus causing his back problems.

2005 · 1 incident

February 14, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Larimer County Road & Bridge Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was cleaning out feeder hopper with bar, he was lifting the bar up through the grizzly screen and pinched his thumb between the bottom of the screen and the bar.

2004 · 2 incidents

November 2, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Larimer County Road & Bridge Department · Fall from machine

Employee was kneeling on the lower end of the conveyor belt installing a material deflector. He lost his balance and fell about 32" off the end of the conveyor to the ground landing on his right side. He tried to break his fall with his left arm and injured it in the elbow area.

2003 · 2 incidents

May 14, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Larimer County Road & Bridge Department · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PULLING ON TARP PULL ROPE. ROPE BROKE & HE FELL BACKWARDS. HE DID NOT MISS WORK, HE FELT A LITTLE STIFF. ON 6/5/03 HE WENT TO DOCTOR WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE DAY & RETURNED TO WORK WITH N O RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ON 6/9/03.

March 3, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Larimer County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING PUT A NEW HOSE ON WATER PUMP. GOT IN PICKUP TO GO BACK TO HIS TEAM TO WORK,FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. WENT TO CONCENTRA MEDICAL CENTER TO GET CHECKED OUT. THE DOCTOR FOUND NOTHING IN HIS EYE. HE HAD A CORNEAL ABRASION OF THE RIGHT EYE. DOCTOR PUT EYE DROPS IN AND AN EYE PATCH. EE WENT HOME FOR THE DAY.

2002 · 2 incidents

2001 · 1 incident

March 20, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Larimer County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING LID OFF BUCKET WITH A KNIFE FOUND IN A DUMPSTER FOR GRAVEL SAMPLES. THERE WAS SOME LIQUID IN BUCKET AND IT SPLASHED ON EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND EYES.

2000 · 2 incidents

February 25, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Larimer County Road & Bridge Department · Fall from machine

DURING A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS EE WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO THE CONTROL VAN. THE WIND CAUGHT DOOR SUBSEQUENTLY PUSHING IT INTO EE WITH ENOUGH FO RCE TO KNOCK HIM OFF THE STEPS AND TO THE GROUND WHERE HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NO TIME WAS LOST. SHOULDER WAS SORE AT THE END OF THE SHIFT (3:30PM). EE HAD IT CHECKED BY DR. AFTER WORK. NO RESTRICTIONS.