Cotter Corp · Struck by falling object
The employee was drilling a bolt hole in order to rock bolt some blocky ground when a rock fell and struck him on the head.
C-JD-9: 44 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Highbury Resources Inc.
· Underground
Controlled by
Anfield Energy Inc
Naturita,
Montrose County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503066
C-JD-9 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–2005
- Latest incident
- Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
44
citations
8
significant & substantial
$3,899
proposed penalties
$3,624
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $275 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
18
inspections on record
584
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: 584 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
C-JD-9 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $995 in penalties contested before the Commission, $720 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-22.
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.18.2%
significant & substantial
4.5%
high negligence or reckless
18.2%
reasonably likely or greater
40.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 9.1% low, 86.4% moderate, 4.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
3
citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
- Settled 3 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
28%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$995 proposed, $720 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 2006-04-21.
Contested penalties
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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 2006-333M | Settlement | Manning | 2008 | $875 → $600 |
| WEST 2006-360M | Settlement | Manning | 2008 | $120 → $120 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2005-09-22, 20 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.33%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
12
samples
12
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Total Carbon,TC84 over
- Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon.83 over
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
- Diesel Particulate Material1
Show the individual readings (20)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-22 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 885.35 | 400 | 2.21 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2005-06-22 | Total Carbon,TC | 685.27 | 400 | 1.71 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
| 2005-06-22 | Total Carbon,TC | 818.68 | 400 | 2.05 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2003-07-31 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 501.98 | 400 | 1.25 | Miner, Drift |
| 2003-07-31 | Total Carbon,TC | 589.5 | 400 | 1.47 | Miner, Drift |
| 2003-07-31 | Total Carbon,TC | 454.61 | 400 | 1.14 | Miner, Drift |
| 2003-07-31 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 640.7 | 400 | 1.60 | Miner, Drift |
| 2005-09-22 | Diesel Particulate Material | 167.01 | 308 | 0.54 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2005-06-22 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 362.23 | 400 | 0.91 | Supervisor, Co. Official |
| 2004-01-13 | Total Carbon,TC | 200.7 | 400 | 0.50 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2004-01-13 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 162.67 | 400 | 0.41 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2004-01-13 | Total Carbon,TC | 142.97 | 400 | 0.36 | Drill Oper., Jackleg/Stoper |
| 2004-01-13 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 126.94 | 400 | 0.32 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2004-01-13 | Total Carbon,TC | 143.75 | 400 | 0.36 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2004-01-13 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 119.51 | 400 | 0.30 | Drill Oper., Jackleg/Stoper |
| 2004-01-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.52 | 0.7 | 0.74 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2004-01-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 1.74 | 1.9 | 0.92 | Drill Oper., Jackleg/Stoper |
| 2004-01-07 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 1.29 | 0.19 | Complete Load-Haul-Dump |
| 2003-07-31 | Total Carbon,TC | 247.21 | 400 | 0.62 | Miner, Drift |
| 2003-07-31 | Total Carbon,calculated from elemental carbon. | 227.74 | 400 | 0.57 | Miner, Drift |
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
- F & F Mendisco Mining Company 1950 to 1984
- Cotter Corp 1984 to 2000
- Cotter Corp 2000 to 2025
- Highbury Resources Inc. 2025 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
C-JD-9 sits in Montrose County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.Montrose County, Colorado · Population 43,272
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,072
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 24390.2 |
| 2006 Q2 | 357 | 1 | 0 | 2801.1 |
| 2006 Q1 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,773 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 4,845 | 6 | 2 | 1238.4 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,902 | 1 | 0 | 204.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q1 | 2,934 | 4 | 1 | 1363.3 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,373 | 9 | 2 | 2668.2 |
| 2004 Q3 | 3,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,222 | 8 | 3 | 2482.9 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,592 | 9 | 0 | 3472.2 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,324 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,496 | 5 | 0 | 2003.2 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,369 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2005 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
December 16, 2004
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cotter Corp · Fall from machine
The employee was hanging vent line while standing in the slightly elevated bucket of a loader. He jumped from the bucket (1 1/2 - 2 feet) and felt a pain in his back when he landed. He then drilled with a jackleg drill for about 2 hours and the following morning he experienced severe back pain.
1984 · 4 incidents
Cotter Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS USING A 280 TOYO STOPER OT INSTALL SPLIT SET BOLTS. THE MACHINE WAS STAGED ON A 8 X 8 15 INCHES LONG TO GAIN THE EXTRA 4" NEEDED TO SET THE BOLT. THE MACHINE JUMPED OFF THE 8 X 8 A ND PUNCTURED THE INJURED\S RIGHT FOOT, ALSO BREAKING THE FOOT BONE TO THE LITTLE TOE.
August 31, 1984
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cotter Corp · Struck by falling object
THE INJURED A SHIFT BOSS AT THE JD-9 PROJECT WAS TESTING A JACKLEG TO ACERTAIN IF IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AS HE INSTALLED A BACK BOLT THE MACHINE SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT & MASHED THE LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT & THE LEG FEED HANDLE CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION & A COMMUNICATED FRACTURE.
Cotter Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WS USING A JACKLEG TO INSTALL SPLIT SET ROCK BOLTS INTO A MUDSTONE RIB. TO KEEP THE LEG FROM HANGING UP IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONTINUALLY MOVE THE LEG. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACUTE RIGHT SHOUL DER STRAIN
F & F Mendisco Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED MAN WAS MOVING A 16\ X 8 CAP TIMBER FROM THE SILL OF THE HAULAGE DRIFT. AS HE AND TWO OTHERS LIFTED, HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT KNEE CAUSING POSSIBLE TORN CARTILAGE.