Mining Incidents

Dredge Operation #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Carder Inc · Surface
Controlled by Ron D Peterson
Denver, Prowers County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504558

Dredge Operation #1 has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2003–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
51
citations
14
significant & substantial
$16,583
proposed penalties
$14,246
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,337 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
25
inspections on record
284
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: 284 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Dredge Operation #1 has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 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.
$17K
proposed penalties
$14K
current assessed
$14K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-12-10.
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
2014 Q4 578 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,728 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,756 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 711 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,755 1 0 569.8
2013 Q3 1,730 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,728 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,582 0 0 0.0
Show 52 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2012 Q4 1,478 5 3 3382.9
2012 Q3 1,746 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,306 7 3 3035.6
2012 Q1 1,801 5 2 2776.2
2011 Q4 1,227 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,797 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,621 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,032 1 0 969.0
2010 Q4 1,381 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,021 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,055 3 1 2843.6
2010 Q1 1,479 2 1 1352.3
2009 Q4 1,183 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,830 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 3,292 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,042 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,311 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,009 1 0 497.8
2008 Q1 2,464 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,548 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,287 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,804 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,442 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,645 10 2 2152.9
2006 Q3 2,571 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,562 1 0 390.3
2006 Q1 2,338 2 0 855.4
2005 Q4 1,594 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,891 1 0 345.9
2005 Q2 2,816 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,546 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,415 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,618 7 2 2673.8
2004 Q2 3,188 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,529 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,263 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,995 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,341 3 0 1281.5
2003 Q1 1,707 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,588 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,128 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,224 2 0 620.3
2002 Q1 2,098 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,966 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,223 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,181 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 3,605 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,827 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,409 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,510 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,297 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 1 incident

August 3, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Carder Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was welding in a confined area. Inhaled fumes from welding metal.

2005 · 1 incident

February 28, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carder Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE DREDGE STEPS NOT USING THE RAIL THAT WAS PROVIDED. SLIPPED AND CAUGHT SELF WITH ARM ON THE RAIL. THIS CAUSED SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE TO BE INJURED.

2004 · 1 incident

January 20, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carder Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING A PIPE ON THE PIPE LINE & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

2003 · 1 incident

October 13, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carder Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING MAINTENANCE EE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE ON CONVEYER, DAMAGED RIGHT RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.

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The full compliance file on Dredge Operation #1

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.