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Ragsdale Reservoirs Metal/Non-Metal

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by L G Everist Inc

Fort Lupton, Weld County, CO · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0505138

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2023–2024
Latest incident: Jun 2024

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2022

citations

significant & substantial

$4,463

proposed penalties

$4,171

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	15,857	4	0	252.3
2025 Q3	17,935	3	2	167.3
2025 Q2	16,178	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	8,478	6	0	707.7
2024 Q4	14,098	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	15,588	1	0	64.2
2024 Q2	15,516	3	0	193.3
2024 Q1	12,273	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

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

June 24, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Contact with heat

New hire mechanic was working on equipment at the Ragsdale location. While they were working, their peers recognized that they were not acting like themselves and recognized signs of heat stress. Employee left the site at 3:15PM. The following morning, they went to the doctor since they were not feeling well. At 4:00PM on 4/25/24 they were admitted for dehydration and heat stroke.

2023 · 6 incidents

August 13, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While reinstalling a head pulley after a bearing replacement, the miner was using a crow bar to loosen the motor adjusting nuts. EE felt a pop in the right shoulder.

August 8, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was drilling a hole in some metal when the drill bit caught the edge, causing the drill to twist resulting in a sprain of EE's wrist.

May 12, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While shoveling by the mainline 2, the miner noticed a pain on EE's right side, 3 inches below EE's armpit.

May 1, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator when entering a loader, pinched finger between the door and the door frame. Operator refused treatment on first day. Went in for treatment on 5/2/2023. Diagnosed with fracture of the fingertip.

March 13, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Operator was attempting to remove a worn tooth from a payloader bucket using a hammer. A small section of the tooth chipped off striking their upper left arm causing a laceration.

February 27, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

L.G. Everist, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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