Lafarge West Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE WALKING UPSTAIRS TO OFFICE TRAILER AND HIT RIGHT EAR ON HAND RAILING.
Bluestone Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Lafarge West Incorporated
· Surface
Controlled by
Holcim Ltd
Golden,
Jefferson County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502777
Bluestone Pit has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Bluestone Pit.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1991–2003
- Latest incident
- Feb 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
31
citations
8
significant & substantial
$2,874
proposed penalties
$2,798
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $76 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
7
inspections on record
168
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: 168 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Bluestone Pit has $3K 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.$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
31 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-06-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q2 | 1,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 6,945 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 9,654 | 2 | 0 | 207.2 |
| 2002 Q1 | 6,814 | 3 | 2 | 440.3 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,705 | 2 | 0 | 425.1 |
| 2001 Q3 | 7,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Show 6 earlier quarters Hide earlier quarters
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q2 | 7,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 7,739 | 12 | 1 | 1550.6 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 7,376 | 12 | 5 | 1626.9 |
| 2000 Q2 | 9,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 7,034 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file2003 · 1 incident
2002 · 1 incident
February 6, 2002
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lafarge West Incorporated · Fall from ladders
CHANGING 2 GREASE ZERTS ON THE END OF THE TILT CYLINDERS, STEPPED FROM LADDER, MISPLACED FOOT, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS BACK.
2000 · 2 incidents
November 17, 2000
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Mobile Inc · Fall from machine
FEEDER ON FINISH SIDE PLUGGED WITH FROZEN CHUNK. HE BROKE IT & UPON CLIMBING OFF THE FEEDER, SLIPPED AND FELL.
May 25, 2000
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Mobile Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING AN OIL BARREL AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
1999 · 1 incident
Western Mobile Inc · Struck by falling object
LIFTING A CONVEYOR WITH A CRANE, SHAIN SLIPPED AND CONVEYOR FELL NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES ONTO HIS FOOT.
1995 · 2 incidents
October 6, 1995
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bluestone Aggregates Company · Struck by falling object
AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A TEMPORARY LABORER OCCURRED AT THE BLUESTONE AGGREGATE OPERATIONS ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 6 1995 SOMETIME BETWEEN 12:50 PM & 1:00 PM ACCORDING TO PLANT PERSONNEL WHO WERE INTE RVIEWED THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45PM & WAS CONDUCTED PRIMARILY BY MYSELF THE BLUESTONE OPERATIONS SITS APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTH OF BOULDER ON HIGHWAY 39
Bluestone Aggregates Company · Accident type, without injuries
MOVING CRANE WITH BOOM DOGGED OVER REAR IN UP POSITION CAUGHT NEUTRAL WIRE IT SNAPPED OFF OF BOOM AND CAUGHT POWER WIRES AND DISLODGED TWO WIRES FROM INSULATORS CRANE.
1992 · 1 incident
Wesley D Conda Inc · Fall down stairs
IMPROPERLY DESIGNED STAIRS TREAD AND RISERS WERE OF DIFFERENT HEIGHTS ANS WIDTHS.
1991 · 1 incident
Wesley D Conda Inc · Fall down stairs
FELL FROM STEP
For insurers, brokers, and safety consultants
The full compliance file on Bluestone Pit
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.