Mining Incidents

CR3 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Hotchkiss, Delta County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504231

CR3 has $13K 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
2001–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
11
significant & substantial
$13,041
proposed penalties
$13,041
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
24
inspections on record
374
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: 374 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CR3 has $13K 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
49 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2025 Q4 1,863 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,545 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,784 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,001 4 0 3996.0
2024 Q4 2,550 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,180 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,547 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,174 4 0 1839.9
Show 38 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,455 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,655 1 1 376.6
2023 Q2 2,701 1 0 370.2
2023 Q1 1,609 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,019 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,465 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,204 1 0 830.6
2022 Q1 731 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 365 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,835 2 0 1089.9
2021 Q2 2,580 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,060 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,485 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,801 2 2 1110.5
2020 Q2 2,828 2 0 707.2
2020 Q1 2,828 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,828 1 0 353.6
2019 Q3 1,959 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,959 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,959 2 0 1020.9
2018 Q4 2,150 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,673 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,673 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 82 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 303 1 0 3300.3
2017 Q3 3,141 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,380 2 0 1449.3
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 2,447 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,930 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,738 8 2 1394.2
2001 Q3 6,152 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,958 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,133 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,219 11 2 2107.7
2000 Q3 7,242 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 11,132 4 3 359.3
2000 Q1 9,497 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2002 · 1 incident

January 22, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REENTER THE TRUCK AFTER A REST BREAK. AS HE STEPPED UP TO PUT HIS FOOT ON THE LOWEST STEP, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE WAS HOLDING THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND, THIS SWUNG HI S BODY SHARPLY TO THE LEFT CAUSING A SEVERE STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE HAS BEEN REASSIGNED TO MODIFIED DUTY TEMPORARILY.

2001 · 1 incident

April 12, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE SUFFERED A CUMULATIVE STRESS INJURY FROM STEERING A 988 CAT FRONT END LOADER FOR SEVERAL YEARS. ALSO IT APPEARS THAT THE LEFT ARM REST MAY HAVE CAUSED CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN HIS LEFT ELBOW, FROM LEANING ON THE ARM REST

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