Mining Incidents

Whitewater #71 Metal/Non-Metal

Grand Junction, Mesa County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504796

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
24
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,424
proposed penalties
$3,424
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 1,741 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,499 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,241 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,193 4 1 1824.0
2024 Q4 1,407 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,390 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,413 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,359 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

1 on file

2024 · 1 incident

April 29, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whitewater Building Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was working on the bucket of a skid steer and while prying on the handles, the spry bar came loose causing the employee to lose balance and fall back. When the employee fell back EE caught self / fell on EE's ankle. The employee claims there were two pops and instant swelling.