Cotter Corporation · Struck by falling object
WHILE BARRING DOWN IN THE #2 CROSSCUT, A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
Black Forest Mine: 7 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Cotter Corporation
· Underground
Controlled by
General Atomics Uranium Resources
Golden,
Jefferson County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504734
Black Forest Mine has $390 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
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Oct 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
7
citations
0
significant & substantial
$390
proposed penalties
$390
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
8
inspections on record
58
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 58 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Black Forest Mine has $390 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$390
proposed penalties
$390
current assessed
$390
paid to date
$0
outstanding
7 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.0.0%
significant & substantial
28.6%
high negligence or reckless
0.0%
reasonably likely or greater
28.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 14.3% low, 57.1% moderate, 28.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Cotter Corporation 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Black Forest Mine sits in Jefferson County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Jefferson County, Colorado · Population 579,715
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$107,800
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 1,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q2 | 4,439 | 6 | 0 | 1351.7 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2002 · 2 incidents
Cotter Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE WAS ASSISTING WITH ROCK BOLTING AND STRAINED HIS BACK.