Truck driver was filling water truck from trailer mounted pump at irrigation ditch. Tripped on water hose hitting his forehead and right elbow on concrete head wall. Was given first aid on site and taken to hospital where he received 4 stitches on nose.
Carbondale Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Western Slope Materials, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
David Stewart; Travis J Stewart
Carbondale,
Garfield County,
CO
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504481
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2003–2015
- Latest incident
- Sep 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
59
citations
12
significant & substantial
$7,713
proposed penalties
$7,615
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 | 5,353 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,730 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,843 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 5,986 | 1 | 0 | 167.1 |
| 2024 Q1 | 5,112 | 1 | 0 | 195.6 |
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 file2015 · 1 incident
September 17, 2015
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Slope Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects
2003 · 2 incidents
July 3, 2003
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Slope Aggregate Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS LEVELING SCREEN DECK WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF JACK CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A CONCRETE BLOCK. EE WAS USING THE WRONG SIDE OF JACK, NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO HIS SURROUNDINGS.
June 18, 2003
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Western Slope Aggregate Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE STACKING BLOCKS, LOADER OPERATOR LIFTED CABLE CATCHING EE THUMB. LACK OF COMMUNICATION WAS CITED AS CAUSE.