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115 WP: 202 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Eagle Materials Inc
Platteville, Weld County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504681

115 WP has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2001–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
202
citations
44
significant & substantial
$62,904
proposed penalties
$55,642
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $7,262 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Raptor Materials LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
72
inspections on record
1,062
inspection hours
19.0
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
202 citations across 1,062 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Imminent-danger orders
ⓘ A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.
1
Section 107(a) orders
Most recent order: 2013-01-22.
On record since 2013.
Source: MSHA imminent-danger order records, updated weekly.

115 WP has $63K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 10 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$63K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$56K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
192 assessments are final orders; 10 contested dockets.
Of $21K in penalties contested before the Commission, $13K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-03.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
21.9%
significant & substantial
5.5%
high negligence or reckless
21.9%
reasonably likely or greater
48.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.5% none, 10.0% low, 84.1% moderate, 5.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
27 citations taken to the federal commission · 13% of citations on record
  • Settled 26 · 96%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 4%
56%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 9 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
35%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$21K proposed, $13K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2026-01-07.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2019-0486 Settlement Simonton 2019 $8K → $5K
WEST 2015-0106 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $6K → $4K
WEST 2017-0284 Settlement Manning 2017 $4K → $1K
WEST 2020-0413 Settlement 2020 $1K → $630
WEST 2009-19M Settlement Manning 2009 $568 → $397
WEST 2010-39M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $380 → $314
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2024-09-24
40%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
20
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz52 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg14
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (20)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2008-08-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.76 0.63 1.21 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-08-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.29 1.41 Laborer, Bullgang
2024-09-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-09-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2024-09-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-01-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.34 0.59 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-01-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-01-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2021-01-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.23 0.65 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2011-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2011-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-04-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-02-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.76 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-07-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Belt Cleaner
2009-07-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Belt Cleaner
2008-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-08-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scraper Operator
2001-08-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.56 0.25 Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

115 WP recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.65 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Colorado, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.64 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2023 * 3.10 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 5.80 5.80 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Varra Companies Inc 2000 to 2022
  2. Raptor Materials LLC 2022 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 26
2025 27
2024 21
2023 21
2022 21
2021 13
2020 14
2019 14
2018 9
2017 9
2016 8
2015 10
2014 13
2013 13
2012 7
2011 10
2010 9
2009 28
2008 28
2007 27
2006 29
2005 25
2004 18
2003 14
2002 16
2001 14
2000 8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

115 WP sits in Weld County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Weld County, Colorado · Population 340,711
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$93,287
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 19,424 15 4 772.2
2026 Q1 12,891 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 19,146 9 4 470.1
2025 Q3 19,740 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 17,447 4 1 229.3
2025 Q1 9,003 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 11,513 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 13,321 4 0 300.3
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 16,313 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 11,116 8 0 719.7
2023 Q4 14,986 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 14,305 8 1 559.2
2023 Q2 20,573 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 14,631 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 17,885 6 2 335.5
2022 Q3 19,831 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 14,622 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 20,055 2 0 99.7
2021 Q4 18,139 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 18,119 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 14,174 1 0 70.6
2021 Q1 13,718 6 0 437.4
2020 Q4 15,209 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 20,375 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 16,836 1 0 59.4
2020 Q1 16,507 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 17,710 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 24,424 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 9,738 15 3 1540.4
2019 Q1 9,564 9 1 941.0
2018 Q4 9,566 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 11,759 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 9,792 1 0 102.1
2018 Q1 10,101 2 0 198.0
2017 Q4 8,477 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 12,009 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 9,816 10 2 1018.7
2017 Q1 9,888 4 0 404.5
2016 Q4 9,229 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 10,054 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 9,157 5 1 546.0
2016 Q1 6,792 4 0 588.9
2015 Q4 4,868 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 8,230 1 0 121.5
2015 Q2 14,386 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 11,393 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 12,235 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 9,483 7 1 738.2
2014 Q2 13,606 1 0 73.5
2014 Q1 9,784 2 0 204.4
2013 Q4 11,188 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,376 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,125 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 5,317 3 1 564.2
2012 Q4 6,976 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,840 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,833 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,112 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,341 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 5,259 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,501 3 1 545.4
2011 Q1 6,099 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 5,370 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 5,021 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,242 1 0 190.8
2010 Q1 2,750 2 0 727.3
2009 Q4 9,695 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,712 6 0 617.8
2009 Q2 9,248 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 10,001 1 1 100.0
2008 Q4 9,563 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 17,237 16 5 928.2
2008 Q2 14,652 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,977 3 1 334.2
2007 Q4 10,838 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 14,229 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 14,822 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,696 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 12,553 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 16,400 6 1 365.9
2006 Q2 15,980 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 14,463 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 14,881 1 1 67.2
2005 Q3 13,443 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 11,952 3 2 251.0
2005 Q1 8,097 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 10,470 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,077 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 10,553 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,810 7 0 896.3
2003 Q4 9,046 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,307 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 10,874 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,827 4 3 407.0
2002 Q4 12,292 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10,150 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,558 5 3 398.2
2002 Q1 9,514 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,856 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,093 1 0 110.0
2001 Q2 11,122 2 2 179.8
2001 Q1 6,949 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,644 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,234 12 3 2834.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2026 · 2 incidents

May 4, 2026 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raptor Materials LLC · Struck against stationary object

The employee was working on the cone combo under belt at the dry plant and putting flexcos on to patch a hole. While moving to another area on the under belt to patch it, the employee caught their right leg on a flexco causing a laceration below the knee.

March 9, 2026 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raptor Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was working at the base of the crusher ladder and placed their left hand on the frame and started turning the pin with their right hand to collapse the ladder. The employee failed to notice that their hand was placed in a pinch point area and when the ladder folded in, it crushed their left hand.

2025 · 1 incident

August 25, 2025 CO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raptor Materials LLC · Rubbed or abraded

Employee brushed some dirt of a conveyor belt, and their hand slid over a self tapping screw.

2023 · 1 incident

March 14, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raptor Materials LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was changing the screen at the dry plant located at Pit 115 WP. The employee stated EE was coming down a fixed ladder and rolled EE's ankle when stepping off the bottom rung resulting in a sprained ankle. Employer incident investigation revealed employee did not follow written company policy and work rules.

2020 · 2 incidents

October 6, 2020 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operating the haul Truck on the haul road near the new hopper and conveyer, there was water and mud down near the bottom of the ramp. While driving empty the employee hit a hole and this caused the seat in the truck to suddenly slam down and caused employee's back to compress, this caused pain in back.

June 19, 2020 CO · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was using a razor knife to cut conveyor belt and cut left thumb on top.

2014 · 1 incident

January 27, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Varra Companies Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Had some packed snow on the ground. EE did not notified anyone that he had slipped. He continued to work until 2/5/2014 when I received a call from the hsp that he had been admitted because he slipped and hit his head. I then filed a claim with our Workers Comp Carrier. We are still not sure if he fell at work, that is being investigated by the Workers comp Carrier

2008 · 5 incidents

September 12, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against a moving object

Miner left vehicle running and in drive. Miner exited the vehicle. Vehicle started rolling. Miner opened door to stop vehicle. Vehicle hit concrete block. Steering wheel spun, miner's right forearm/wrist got entangled in the steering wheel. Sprained right wrist.

August 22, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting screens from squeeze sreen, he strained his lower back. (x-ray only, restrictions, anti-inflammatory muscle relaxant)

June 9, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

During regular work-wrist started hurting-tried to lift large dump of mud.

April 22, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using hammer and chisel to remove bearing race from shaft. Race shattered causing metal fragments to puncture finger and palm.

January 18, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Varra Companies Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operating scraper - frozen ridges - causing operator to bounce (1/18/08 reported - Doctor 1/23/08).

2007 · 1 incident

February 14, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hammer handle slipped in hand while hammering return roller. Hammer struck left index finger.

2006 · 2 incidents

February 25, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by falling object

Rock (slab) fell on hand.

2003 · 1 incident

February 24, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Varra Companies Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EAR INFECTION, AN ALERGIC REACTION TO EAR PLUGS.DR. PRESCRIBED EAR DROPS FOR 2 WEEKS.

2001 · 1 incident

April 4, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Varra Companies Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MUD PICKER STATION- A HOLE ABOUT 10" LONG AND 2 1/2" WIDE ON GUARD. EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARD TO STEADY HIMSELF AND HIS HAND WENT THRU THE HOLE AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.