The truck driver was dumping a load of pit run and the tailgate jammed and would not latch. The driver went to clear the debris from the latch and it closed on EE's finger requiring 5 stitches.
Milner Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
CRH PLC
Milner,
Routt County,
CO
·
Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504641
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Milner Pit.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2007–2018
- Latest incident
- May 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
86
citations
32
significant & substantial
$17,730
proposed penalties
$17,126
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 | 3,076 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 5,943 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,072 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 Q4 | 2,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,237 | 4 | 2 | 1235.7 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,719 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 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
5 on file2018 · 1 incident
May 3, 2018
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Precision Excavating, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
2007 · 4 incidents
August 23, 2007
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Precision Excavating, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
5:30 pm fueling loader without operator knowing that he was fueling loader. Some truck came into pit. Operator got in the loader and started to take off. The hose was in. He tried to remove hose and fractured his thumb.
Precision Excavating, Inc. · Fall from ladders
Slipped off ladder from about 2'-3' high, falling on back causing a back strain or torn muscle.
March 30, 2007
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Precision Excavating, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Stepped in low spot in the ground causing a twist to knee.
Precision Excavating, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Lifting and emptying out 1/2 full bucket of rock. Strained back and hip.