Mining Incidents

Albert Frei & Sons Pit #8 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Albert R Frei
Henderson, Adams County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504483

Albert Frei & Sons Pit #8 has $22K 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
5
Years on record
1992–2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
99
citations
23
significant & substantial
$22,494
proposed penalties
$21,369
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,125 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
374
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: 374 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Albert Frei & Sons Pit #8 has $22K 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
98 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-05-10.
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
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 3,380 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,728 1 0 211.5
2010 Q1 1,605 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 3,166 3 1 947.6
Show 38 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 3,784 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,178 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,784 6 1 2155.2
2008 Q3 4,336 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,415 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,794 3 0 517.8
2007 Q4 5,025 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,059 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,416 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,599 19 3 2500.3
2006 Q4 5,596 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 7,849 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 7,448 2 1 268.5
2006 Q1 5,538 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,197 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,952 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,576 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,387 2 0 238.5
2004 Q4 6,015 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,640 1 0 130.9
2004 Q2 7,730 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 8,510 28 1 3290.2
2003 Q4 8,567 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,698 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,105 1 0 140.7
2003 Q1 7,205 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,043 2 0 221.2
2002 Q3 13,288 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 15,499 6 2 387.1
2002 Q1 14,556 1 0 68.7
2001 Q4 12,403 6 4 483.8
2001 Q3 11,274 2 1 177.4
2001 Q2 7,969 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,971 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,380 1 1 119.3
2000 Q3 8,972 13 7 1449.0
2000 Q2 9,325 1 1 107.2
2000 Q1 7,792 1 0 128.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2000 · 2 incidents

August 11, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S WORK ON CONVEYOR BELT, REMOVING ROCKS FROM TAIL PULLEY

March 17, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEEWAS HELPING TO RETRIEVE BROKEN LAGGING FOR HAND PULLEY PLANT OPERATOR. HIS HAND WENT THROUGH BETWEEN BELTS WHEN HE REMOVED HIS GLOVE IT HAD STRIPPED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. THEY AMPUTATED LEFT LITTLE FINGER AT HOSPITAL.

1995 · 1 incident

May 15, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS CHANGING OIL ON ENGINE OF CAT 980F. HE WAS STANDING ON BATTERY BOX ON BACK OF MACHINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BATTERY BOX AND HE FELL ABOUT 3' TO GROUND, LANDING ONHIS LEFT ARM, BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.

1993 · 1 incident

June 21, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) FIRE
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS CHANGING HOSE ON ACTALENE TANK THAT WAS MOUNTED BEHIND A PORTABLE WELDER. HE TURNED GAS OFF BUT THE VALVE DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY OFF. THE WELDER EXHAUST SET FIRE TO ACTALENE REQULATO R WHERE HIS HAND WAS RESULTING IN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HIS LEFT WRIST AND HAND.

1992 · 1 incident

May 1, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CUT 3 FEET OFF A 20 FOOT PIECE OF 16" I BEAM. THEY LIFTED THE I BEAM WITH A LOADER ABOUT THREE FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE THREE FOOT END HAD NOT BEEN CUT COMPLETLY OFF. EE WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE LONG END OF THE I-BEAM. WHEN THE THREE FOOT END FELL OFF THE I-BEAM WAS OFF BALANCE AND ONE END CAME DOWN ON HIS TOE.

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