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CR # 5 Metal/Non-Metal

Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc · Surface

Controlled by Anthony Scepaniak; Joseph Scepaniak

Pueblo, Pueblo County, CO · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 2103835

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2015–2022
Latest incident: Aug 2022

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2016

citations

significant & substantial

$7,664

proposed penalties

$7,664

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	5,093	8	4	1570.8
2025 Q3	3,557	7	0	1968.0
2025 Q2	1,071	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	4,733	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	2,327	2	0	859.5
2024 Q2	103	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1	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

4 on file

2022 · 1 incident

August 8, 2022 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE was removing the screen from the screening plant unit. When EE went to push the screen to the ground, the screen hooked onto EE's sweatshirt and pulled EE off of the catwalk and EE fell to the ground. EE's left leg, left pointer finger, and right elbow were sore from the fall.

2021 · 1 incident

April 9, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was cleaning out the hopper. EE slipped on the belt, causing EE to fall on a corner that was steel. This cut EE's shin. Thought nothing of it at the time, cleaned it, antibiotic ointment, and thought that would be all. 5 days later EE's leg began to hurt, EE went to the doctor, & found out the leg had been infected. This led to further treatment which involved time off.

2019 · 1 incident

May 23, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was assisting to tear down the screen box. EE got thumb caught between the deflector plate and the screen box.

2015 · 1 incident

December 8, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee exited the loader without placing hard hat on his head and was removing a stuck rock from the feed conveyor when rock fell and hit employee in the head. A hard hat was provided to the employee and he had it in the loader that he just exited out of to remove the rock.