Mining Incidents

2100 PTS: 3 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Varra Companies Inc · Surface
Platteville, Weld County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502846

2100 PTS has $276 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1991–1997
Latest incident
Nov 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$276
proposed penalties
$276
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
69
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: 69 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

2100 PTS has $276 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$276
proposed penalties
$276
current assessed
$276
paid to date
$0
outstanding
3 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-04-19.
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.
0.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 66.7% low, 33.3% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Varra Companies Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2019 0
2018 2
2017 3
2016 3
2015 0
2004 3
2003 1
2002 0
2001 2
2000 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

2100 PTS 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
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 21 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 312 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 554 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 164 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 309 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,068 0 0 0.0
Show 20 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2017 Q2 866 1 0 1154.7
2017 Q1 1,725 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,547 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,830 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,664 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,330 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 1 0
2004 Q2 19 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 22 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 60 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 1,250 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,182 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,364 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,040 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,251 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,907 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

November 15, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Varra Companies Inc · Fall down stairs

CLIMBING DOWN STEPS FROM SCRUBER, SLIPPED ON ICEAND FELL, BREAKING LEG.

October 9, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Varra Companies Inc · Fall from machine

LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF FENDER AFTER FUELING SCRAPER, BREAKING ELBOW.

1991 · 3 incidents

November 12, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Varra Companies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.

September 9, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Varra Companies Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 651 SCRAPER. HE WAS LOOKING FOR BOLTS IN A BARREL ON THE SHOP FLOOR. HE WAS TRYING TO DUMP A CAN OF BOLTS AND HIS FINGERS SLIPPED AND I FELL BACK AGAINST ENGINE HOIST .

March 15, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor ELECTRICAL
Varra Companies Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS TEST WIRING WITH AMP PROBE WHEN A WIRE CAME LOOSE AND TOUCHED ANOTHER WIRE AND FLASHED CAUSING WELDERS BURN TO EYES.