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Berthoud Pink: 6 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Judy Sprague
Berthoud, Larimer County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500005

Berthoud Pink has $568 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
2
Years on record
2005–2026
Latest incident
May 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
6
citations
4
significant & substantial
$568
proposed penalties
$568
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Arkins Park Stone Corp's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
9
inspections on record
73
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: 73 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Berthoud Pink has $568 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.
$568
proposed penalties
$568
current assessed
$568
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-05-23.
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.
66.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
66.7%
reasonably likely or greater
33.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2010-05-18, 16 years ago
100%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
3
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz11 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (3)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2010-05-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.62 0.2 3.10 Cutting Mach Helper
2010-05-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Cutting Mach Operator
2010-05-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
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. Neil Sprague 1950 to 2003
  2. Arkins Park Stone Corp 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2013 1
2011 0
2010 1
2009 2
2006 0
2005 3
2004 0
2003 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Berthoud Pink sits in Larimer County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Larimer County, Colorado · Population 363,561
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$91,364
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
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 1,765 1 1 566.6
2011 Q4 0 0 0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 351 0 0 0.0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q2 714 4 3 5602.2
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 303 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 2,223 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 593 1 0 1686.3
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 720 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2026 · 1 incident

May 7, 2026 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arkins Park Stone Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Worker was swinging a 10lb sledgehammer horizontally and felt a pain in EE's side.

2005 · 1 incident

May 7, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arkins Park Stone Corp · Struck by falling object

Employee was cutting stone. When he turned the rock over he dropped it on his hand. Employee received stitches and vicodin.