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Carbondale Plant-Wash Plant: 15 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

cARBONDALE, Garfield County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504631

Carbondale Plant-Wash Plant has $2K 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
1
Years on record
2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
15
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,600
proposed penalties
$1,600
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Western Slope Materials, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
223
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: 223 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Carbondale Plant-Wash Plant has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-20.
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.
33.3%
significant & substantial
6.7%
high negligence or reckless
33.3%
reasonably likely or greater
53.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 93.3% moderate, 6.7% 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: 2013-10-23, 12 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
5
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg4
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (5)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2013-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Washer Operator
2010-09-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-09-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-09-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2001-05-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.6 0.25 Front-end Loader Operator

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2017-05-16, 9 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2017-05-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 SF Active Mining
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. Western Slope Aggregates Inc 1998 to 2010
  2. Western Slope Materials, LLC 2010 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2018 1
2017 1
2016 1
2015 1
2014 1
2013 1
2012 1
2011 1
2010 1
2009 1
2008 1
2007 1
2006 3
2005 2
2004 1
2003 1
2002 1
2001 1
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Carbondale Plant-Wash Plant sits in Garfield County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garfield County, Colorado · Population 62,034
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$86,172
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
2018 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q1 671 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 432 1 0 2314.8
2017 Q3 654 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 556 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 350 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 677 0 0 0.0
Show 66 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2016 Q2 635 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 90 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 535 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 687 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 603 1 1 1658.4
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 729 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 737 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 473 1 0 2114.2
2013 Q3 587 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 619 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 300 2 1 6666.7
2012 Q3 597 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 369 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 399 1 1 2506.3
2011 Q3 622 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 244 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 297 1 0 3367.0
2010 Q3 698 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 507 3 2 5917.2
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 206 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 579 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 305 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 409 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 587 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 422 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 19 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 440 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 699 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 889 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 234 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 831 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,278 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,636 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 35 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 602 1 0 1661.1
2005 Q3 1,019 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,419 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 117 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 769 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 650 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 617 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 485 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 516 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 617 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 593 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 524 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 497 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 570 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 491 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 569 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 615 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 696 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 769 4 0 5201.6
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 734 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 719 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 283 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2012 · 1 incident

June 7, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Slope Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped in mud twisting his left knee while installing a 10" drain line. Knee became swollen and was diagnosed as a ruptured bursa sack. Doctor drained knee and put him on anti-inflammatory meds. He returned to work after 2 work days off and a weekend with no restrictions or permanent damage.