Dotsero Block Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE UNLOADING A CONTROL VAN, THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TAKING CHAINS OUT OF A BACKHOE BUCKET WHEN HE HEARD A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING PAIN.
Block Plant: 55 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Block Plant has $9K 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
- 3
- Years on record
- 1988–1991
- Latest incident
- Mar 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
11
significant & substantial
$9,342
proposed penalties
$9,342
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
20
inspections on record
242
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: 242 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Block Plant has $9K 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.$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-11-23.
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.20.8%
significant & substantial
5.7%
high negligence or reckless
20.8%
reasonably likely or greater
41.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.4% low, 84.9% moderate, 5.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
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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)
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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: 2011-07-07, 15 years ago
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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.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
3
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
- Respirable dust, <.1mg1
- Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (3)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 1.18 | 0.13 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2006-11-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2001-08-09 | Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz | 0.86 | Dry Screen Plant 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
- Dotsero Block Inc 1950 to 1984
- Dotsero Block Inc 1984 to 1991
- Mayne Industries 1991 to 2010
- Mayne Block & Stone Company 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Block Plant sits in Eagle County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.Eagle County, Colorado · Population 55,374
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$103,174
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q3 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 150943.4 |
| 2011 Q3 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 26087.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 15384.6 |
| 2010 Q4 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 Q4 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 221 | 2 | 1 | 9049.8 |
| 2008 Q3 | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 302 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 330 | 5 | 1 | 15151.5 |
| 2007 Q3 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 478 | 9 | 2 | 18828.5 |
| 2006 Q3 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 448 | 10 | 3 | 22321.4 |
| 2005 Q3 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 368 | 5 | 0 | 13587.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 507 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 330 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 802 | 5 | 0 | 6234.4 |
| 2001 Q2 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 405 | 7 | 0 | 17284.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 472 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
Dotsero Block Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY PULLING ELECTRICAL WIRES INTO CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX WHEN HE APPARENTLY STRAINED MUSCLES IN NECK AND SHOULDER CAUSING BOTH HANDS AND ARMS TO ACHE AND LOSE FEELING. USE OF H ANDS AND ARMS CAUSED PROBLEM TO GET WORSE.
1988 · 1 incident
Dotsero Block Inc · Accident type, without injuries
COME TO CREST OF HILL WENT TO SHIFT THE GEAR TO A HIGHER GEAR HISSED THE GEAR WAS FREE ROLING PUT INTO 2 GEARS HIGHER WAS PICKING UP SPEED TRIED TO RIDE CREST OF BANK WAS GOING TOO FAST HIT FAST HIT HOLE AND ROLLED OVER BANK