Mining Incidents

#205-MVP450 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by John Gilleland
Durango, La Plata County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504034

#205-MVP450 has $67K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1991–2016
Latest incident
Jan 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
169
citations
62
significant & substantial
$66,669
proposed penalties
$54,712
paid to date
82% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $11,957 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
69
inspections on record
983
inspection hours
n/a
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.
Rate withheld: 983 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

#205-MVP450 has $67K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$67K
proposed penalties
$55K
current assessed
$55K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
166 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-11-08.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2024 Q1 5,030 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 5,028 3 1 596.7
2023 Q3 5,047 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,130 3 1 726.4
2023 Q1 3,656 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,823 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,542 1 0 220.2
2022 Q2 4,620 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 3,381 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 4,338 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,064 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,634 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,291 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,383 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,862 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,678 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,200 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,515 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,378 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,781 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,517 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,384 1 0 228.1
2018 Q3 4,441 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,394 5 1 1137.9
2018 Q1 3,663 1 0 273.0
2017 Q4 4,111 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,650 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,244 3 1 924.8
2017 Q1 3,260 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,219 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 4,896 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,436 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,202 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,499 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,955 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 4,439 3 1 675.8
2015 Q1 4,453 1 0 224.6
2014 Q4 3,894 20 5 5136.1
2014 Q3 3,612 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,783 12 4 4311.9
2014 Q1 3,763 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,215 5 1 1555.2
2013 Q3 2,444 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,920 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 3,778 4 3 1058.8
2012 Q4 2,778 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,268 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,103 1 0 322.3
2012 Q1 2,430 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,204 3 0 1361.2
2011 Q3 2,401 1 1 416.5
2011 Q2 2,282 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,395 1 0 716.8
2010 Q4 1,780 2 1 1123.6
2010 Q3 1,619 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,657 4 1 2414.0
2010 Q1 1,774 2 1 1127.4
2009 Q4 1,897 1 0 527.1
2009 Q3 2,857 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,431 9 5 2623.1
2009 Q1 2,952 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,511 1 0 181.5
2008 Q3 2,625 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,091 5 0 1222.2
2008 Q1 1,849 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,734 5 2 1828.8
2007 Q3 2,406 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,760 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,191 18 12 4294.9
2006 Q4 2,413 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,872 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,222 1 0 310.4
2006 Q1 2,792 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,404 11 7 3231.5
2005 Q3 3,240 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,654 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,891 6 1 2075.4
2004 Q4 3,027 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,448 3 3 1225.5
2004 Q2 2,077 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,870 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,367 8 1 5852.2
2003 Q3 1,305 8 3 6130.3
2003 Q2 1,860 2 0 1075.3
2003 Q1 1,827 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,397 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,865 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,886 3 0 772.0
2002 Q1 2,620 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,720 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,816 8 5 2840.9
2001 Q2 1,189 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,428 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 500 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,580 4 1 1117.3
2000 Q2 5,349 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,199 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2016 · 1 incident

January 14, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Our technician was working onsite at the C&J Gravel shop in Durango, CO, Mine ID#0504034. While removing jaw wedge with an impact wrench the pusher bolts and wedge became free pushing the impact wrench into EE's chest, causing EE to fall on the grizzley fingers. EE was treated and released at Mercy Medical missing one day of work on Friday 1/15/16

2015 · 1 incident

2012 · 1 incident

February 22, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

While he was cleaning out material buildup on a chute, which is suspended by chains and one of the chains broke causing him to fall against the conveyor railing frame and he bruised his left knee.

2009 · 2 incidents

December 22, 2009 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

After servicing the loader, EE started walking to personal truck to go home and stepped wrong then slipped on snow. (It had been snowing all day) resulting from the slip & twisting of his ankle he fell to ground onto his right side. He said when he slipped he felt something pop. EE said he was going to wait until morning to have Dr Check ankle.

July 30, 2009 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Carried a heavy roll of vapor barrier from pickup to office, was squatting to set roll down on the floor and dropped roll on floor. Next day was experiencing some pain in groin area. Two days later was not able to walk very easily.

2008 · 1 incident

November 4, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

He was putting oil into the grizzly feed to one of our rock crushers when he turned to come down the pile of dirt he was on he fell. He tried to catch himself and hurt his back.

2006 · 1 incident

November 21, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was heating a large bolt that was stuck. A chain holding the cone head in place broke, allowing it to turn, causing him to slip and fall approx. 2 feet.

1999 · 1 incident

July 19, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIS FOOT GOT HUNG UP ON LADDER WHILE STEPPING OFF FRONT END LOADER.

1995 · 2 incidents

September 28, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LEANING AGAINST THE STACKER AND HE HAD HIS FINGERS IN THE ADJUSTMENT HOLE WHILE THEY WERE LINED UP. ANOTHER OPERATOR WAS ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT BY LOWERING THE STACKER, AND EE'S FINGERS W ERE SEVERED BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE SLIDE AREA.

January 30, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE ADJUSTING THE CONE, A LOADER WAS PULLING UP TO HOOK A CABLE USED TO ADJUST HTE CONE ON THE BUCKE TOF HT ELOADER. THERE WAS A SMALL BERM THAT MADE THE LOADER ROLL FORWARD & FORCED THE BU CKET UP AGAINST THHE CONE. PINNING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEG BETWEEN THE LOADER BUCKET AND THE CONE. EMPLOYEE'S LEG WAS BROKEN.

1994 · 1 incident

May 23, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING IN RESTRICTED AREA WHEN CRUSHER IS OPERATING AND WAS HIT ON THE HARD HAT BY A ROCK.

1993 · 1 incident

July 8, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF LOADER & JUMPED OUT HE TRIPPED AS HE WAS JUMPING & LANDED ON HIS HAND HE BROKE TWO BONES IN HIS RT ARM ABOVE THE WRIST

1992 · 1 incident

March 30, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS WALKING AROUND A PIECE OF MACHINERY AND DID NOT SEE THE CONVEYOR BELT AND TRIPPED OVER THE END OF IT.

1991 · 1 incident

December 31, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS JUMPING OUT OF LOADER TO GO CHECK THE STACKER BELT. IT HAPPEND WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND. NO RELATED TO ANY NEGELT OF EQUIPMENT.

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