Benson Brothers Aggregate · Struck by flying object
RUNNING HAMMER AT SHALE PIT, HAD SAFETY GLASSES AND RESPIRATOR ON. WIND BLEW HARD, DUST WENT INTO EYES, SCRATCHED LEFT EYE.
Benson Shale Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Benson Brothers Aggregate
· Surface
Controlled by
Ed Benson; Dwight Benson
Austin,
Delta County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504485
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- Nov 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
16
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,528
proposed penalties
$3,708
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,040 | 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 file2001 · 2 incidents
October 16, 2001
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benson Brothers Aggregate · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A PRY BAR, IT SLIPPED, HE FELL OFF OF THE CRUSHER 10 FT TO THE GROUND. HE HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, SORE BODY.