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CR5: 37 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Montrose, Montrose County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504739

CR5 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2012–2025
Latest incident
Oct 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
37
citations
10
significant & substantial
$4,962
proposed penalties
$4,924
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $38 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Oldcastle SW Group, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
55
inspections on record
468
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: 468 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CR5 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $468 in penalties contested before the Commission, $312 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-12.
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.
27.0%
significant & substantial
2.7%
high negligence or reckless
27.0%
reasonably likely or greater
40.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.2% low, 81.1% moderate, 2.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ 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.
4 citations taken to the federal commission · 11% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 50%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 25%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 25%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ 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%
33%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$468 proposed, $312 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 2018-03-28.
Contested penalties
ⓘ 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 2010-1872M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $250 → $212
WEST 2018-0303 Withdrawal Manning 2018 $118 → $0
WEST 2013-291M Dismissal Manning 2013 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), 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: 2026-03-11
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
20
samples
8
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz16
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (20)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.26 0.64 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2026-03-11 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.42 0.76 0.55 Crusher Oper/Worker
2023-05-01 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 1.06 0.19 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-05-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Scraper Operator
2020-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.31 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 0.89 0.65 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.37 Laborer, Bullgang
2019-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 Front-end Loader Operator
2019-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 Dry Screen Plant Operator
2016-08-10 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.16 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-08-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.61 0.72 0.85 Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-06-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 0.97 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-12-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.59 1.39 0.42 Washer Operator
2002-12-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-12-05 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 0.98 0.44 Laborer, Bullgang
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. Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 4
2024 4
2023 4
2022 5
2021 5
2020 5
2019 5
2018 5
2017 6
2016 5
2015 2
2014 3
2013 3
2012 3
2011 4
2010 3
2009 3
2008 7
2007 6
2006 6
2005 9
2004 8
2003 6
2002 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

CR5 sits in Montrose County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
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
ⓘ 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
2026 Q2 2,549 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 535 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,982 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,121 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,179 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 983 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,548 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,830 1 0 353.4
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,804 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,370 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 2,553 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,540 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,739 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,111 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,587 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,277 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,996 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,531 2 0 790.2
2021 Q4 2,274 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,811 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 2,850 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,669 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,370 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,903 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,562 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,562 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,562 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,507 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,507 1 0 663.6
2019 Q1 1,507 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,121 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 3,009 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,009 1 0 332.3
2018 Q1 2,183 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,849 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 2,499 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,005 1 0 332.8
2017 Q1 2,544 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,493 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,832 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,500 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,467 1 1 288.4
2015 Q4 1,106 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,254 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,163 1 0 859.8
2015 Q1 1,120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 889 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 925 2 1 2162.2
2014 Q2 1,473 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 767 1 0 1303.8
2013 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,329 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,647 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,126 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 931 1 0 1074.1
2012 Q3 919 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,524 1 0 656.2
2012 Q1 1,008 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,653 1 0 605.0
2011 Q3 1,754 2 2 1140.3
2011 Q2 1,948 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,147 4 0 3487.4
2010 Q4 888 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,764 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,833 2 0 1091.1
2010 Q1 600 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 682 1 0 1466.3
2009 Q3 1,541 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 425 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 59 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,275 1 0 784.3
2008 Q3 3,865 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,099 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,669 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,718 3 2 1103.8
2007 Q3 2,176 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,953 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,701 1 0 370.2
2006 Q4 2,650 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,597 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,230 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,546 3 2 846.0
2005 Q4 5,315 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,722 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,663 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,281 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,273 1 0 234.0
2004 Q3 4,943 1 0 202.3
2004 Q2 3,932 1 1 254.3
2004 Q1 4,455 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,304 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,877 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 4,093 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,436 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,185 2 0 477.9
2002 Q3 3,685 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,986 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 1 incident

October 9, 2025 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing an alternator along side another employee, the other mechanic was pulling the detached alternator through the top of the machine, while injured was pushing through the bottom. It slipped out of the other mechanic's hand and fell down smashing injured employee's right middle finger between the alternator and the engine mount bolt.

2019 · 1 incident

February 5, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was assisting another employee set up the fast pack. They lowered the jack leg while turning and employees right hand was crushed between the body of the jack leg and the jack leg mounting plate causing the injury.

2012 · 1 incident

March 14, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was helping change screen on Crusher. He was pulling screen into position when he felt a slight muscle pull. He continued to work through his shift on 03/14/2012. Upon waking on 03/15/2012 he had considerable low back pain. At that time he called work to report injury. After treatment in ER he was released to light duty immediately.