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Ansley / 9 Pit: 28 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Heartland Aggregate Mining · Surface
Fairplay, Park County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504600

Ansley / 9 Pit has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Jun 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
28
citations
8
significant & substantial
$13,766
proposed penalties
$13,632
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $134 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
205
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: 205 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ansley / 9 Pit has $14K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$14K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $845 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-02-21.
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.
28.6%
significant & substantial
14.3%
high negligence or reckless
28.6%
reasonably likely or greater
21.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 3.6% low, 82.1% moderate, 14.3% 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.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 50%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 50%
39%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$824 proposed, $500 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 2016-01-31.
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 2016-0237 Settlement Manning 2016 $824 → $500
WEST 2005-44M Dismissal Lesnick 2005 $180 → $180
WEST 2003-391-M Settlement Lesnick 2003 $165 → $165
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: 2002-08-29, 24 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
2
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2002-08-29 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-08-29 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.74 0.30 Front-end Loader Operator
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.
Ownership history
  1. Park County Road & Bridge 1997 to 2024
  2. Heartland Aggregate Mining 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2021 21
2020 6
2019 1
2018 4
2017 5
2016 18
2015 9
2014 4
2013 2
2012 0
2011 1
2010 1
2009 2
2008 7
2007 2
2006 1
2005 1
2004 1
2003 1
2002 6
2001 1
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Ansley / 9 Pit sits in Park County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Park County, Colorado · Population 17,739
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$95,450
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
2021 Q2 33 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 467 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 33 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 144 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 363 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 112 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 55 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 94 0 0 0.0
Show 70 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 91 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 61 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 50 2 0 40000.0
2017 Q4 43 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 139 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 49 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 92 1 0 10869.6
2016 Q4 64 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 15 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 344 5 1 14534.9
2016 Q1 63 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 105 1 0 9523.8
2015 Q3 136 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 138 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 81 11 6 135802.5
2014 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 108 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 108 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,920 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 48 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 48 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 10 1 1 100000.0
2009 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 198 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,600 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 196 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 180 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 160 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 280 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 150 1 0 6666.7
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 110 2 0 18181.8
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 721 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 368 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10 4 0 400000.0
2002 Q2 159 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 396 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2014 · 1 incident

June 23, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Park County Road & Bridge · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Making repairs to screen table. Was using loader to support table due to not having enough crane to support weight. Hydraulics bled down and table slipped off bucket.