low light, cold weather, and thick work gloves were contributing factors in the employee smashing the tip of left hand pinky finger between a hammer and steel. The finger tip was swollen and employee was told to not use that finger for the next two weeks by the doctor.
Pit 27-Lamar Metal/Non-Metal
Brannan Sand & Gravel Company
· Surface
Controlled by
James C Marvel Jr
Lamar,
Prowers County,
CO
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0505026
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2021
- Latest incident
- Dec 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
61
citations
5
significant & substantial
$12,911
proposed penalties
$12,911
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 | 17,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 15,824 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 16,583 | 4 | 0 | 241.2 |
| 2025 Q1 | 14,393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 13,546 | 2 | 0 | 147.6 |
| 2024 Q3 | 11,166 | 6 | 1 | 537.3 |
| 2024 Q2 | 16,287 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 12,806 | 1 | 0 | 78.1 |
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 file2021 · 2 incidents
Brannan Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
April 8, 2021
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Prowers Aggregate Operators, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was pulling a compressor on wheels while walking backwards. EE tripped over the edge of the loader bucket and fell backwards and landed on EE's rear end. The employee was sent to a doctor for back pain. EE was diagnosed with a lumbar strain. The employee was off of work for 9 days. After the 9 days EE was fully released by EE's doctor.