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Silt Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Western Slope Materials, LLC · Surface

Controlled by David Stewart; Travis J Stewart

Silt, Garfield County, CO · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0504881

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2024–2025
Latest incident: Apr 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2008

citations

significant & substantial

$11,903

proposed penalties

$11,860

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	5,583	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	5,619	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	4,389	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	3,413	2	0	586.0
2024 Q4	3,616	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	3,916	1	0	255.4
2024 Q2	3,665	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	3,712	1	1	269.4

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 file

2025 · 1 incident

April 24, 2025 CO · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Slope Materials, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

At approximately 8:00AM employee noticed a piece of metal railing had fallen over at the main plant screen deck. At this time employee shut down plant and proceeded to the screen deck walkway to move the fallen railing. When employee went to lift the fallen section they felt a pop and pain in their right bicep. Metal railing section weighed approximately 50 pounds.

2024 · 2 incidents

July 31, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Slope Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

At approximately 10AM on July 31st employee was helping change the trough assembly weighing about 30 -40 pounds that was sitting on top of the lower belt at 5 feet off the ground. During handling of the trough lost grip and the assembly impacted EE's right boot causing a laceration. Employee received five stitches and zero work restrictions.

January 26, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Western Slope Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was not clear of the suspended load. The conveyor support leg was landed on a 6" x 6" piece of wood which was unstable in this instance due to ground conditions. It kicked out causing the conveyor leg to impact the worker's foot.