Mining Incidents

Poudre Ponds Pit Metal/Non-Metal

J-2 Contracting Co. · Surface
Greeley, Weld County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0505166

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2023
Latest incident
Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$890
proposed penalties
$890
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 6,128 2 0 326.4
2025 Q3 6,630 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,107 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5,261 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 4,058 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,321 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,919 4 0 1020.7
2024 Q1 3,192 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

2 on file

2023 · 2 incidents

December 27, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) MACHINERY
J-2 Contracting Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing cutting edge and lacerated EE's finger on the retaining nut when it spun loose. The cut required 7 stitches.

July 17, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J-2 Contracting Co. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was feeding the screen plant and noticed it was overheating. EE shut it down to cool off. EE later released the radiator cap to check the coolant level and it spewed hot coolant on EE.