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FLAG SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

Flag Resources Inc · Surface
Controlled by Eric J Frei
New Castle, Garfield County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0503858

FLAG SAND & GRAVEL has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–2025
Latest incident
Mar 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
220
citations
52
significant & substantial
$40,514
proposed penalties
$40,450
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $64 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
67
inspections on record
1,095
inspection hours
20.1
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.
220 citations across 1,095 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

FLAG SAND & GRAVEL has $41K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$41K
proposed penalties
$40K
current assessed
$40K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
216 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-01-06.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 6,636 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 7,034 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 6,215 1 0 160.9
2025 Q1 5,394 8 2 1483.1
2024 Q4 6,619 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 7,131 10 3 1402.3
2024 Q2 7,124 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,563 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,270 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 6,835 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 5,914 5 0 845.5
2023 Q1 5,979 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,031 8 1 1590.1
2022 Q3 6,914 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 6,054 1 0 165.2
2022 Q1 5,621 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,168 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 5,210 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 5,058 1 1 197.7
2021 Q1 5,378 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,784 5 1 864.5
2020 Q3 6,146 2 1 325.4
2020 Q2 5,369 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 5,187 5 2 963.9
2019 Q4 5,444 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 6,002 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,812 4 1 688.2
2019 Q1 4,927 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,572 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,686 7 2 1493.8
2018 Q2 5,613 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,270 1 0 189.8
2017 Q4 5,345 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,231 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,687 8 0 1406.7
2017 Q1 4,479 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,800 5 2 1315.8
2016 Q3 3,994 8 5 2003.0
2016 Q2 4,186 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,328 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,681 4 2 1492.0
2015 Q3 2,777 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,393 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,961 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 2,695 1 1 371.1
2014 Q3 1,766 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,094 3 1 2742.2
2014 Q1 2,336 1 0 428.1
2013 Q4 2,617 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,727 3 0 1100.1
2013 Q2 2,686 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,756 2 1 725.7
2012 Q4 3,245 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,697 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,897 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,985 1 1 335.0
2011 Q4 3,242 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,880 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,418 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,773 2 1 721.2
2010 Q4 3,656 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,545 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,410 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,257 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,743 3 2 801.5
2009 Q3 4,582 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,150 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,953 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,754 4 1 695.2
2008 Q3 6,085 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,941 7 0 881.5
2008 Q1 5,240 1 0 190.8
2007 Q4 4,008 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,756 25 9 4343.3
2007 Q2 5,527 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,899 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,115 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,436 1 0 184.0
2006 Q2 40 6 1 150000.0
2006 Q1 4,469 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,219 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 6,203 4 2 644.8
2005 Q2 6,145 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,528 3 0 850.3
2004 Q4 4,625 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,041 3 0 595.1
2004 Q2 5,724 24 4 4192.9
2004 Q1 4,135 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,088 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,992 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,592 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,173 5 1 1198.2
2002 Q4 4,079 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,466 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,294 6 1 1397.3
2002 Q1 3,456 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,770 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,110 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,878 14 0 4864.5
2001 Q1 2,602 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,753 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,248 15 3 3531.1
2000 Q2 4,581 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,376 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

March 26, 2025 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Flag Resources Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking in a work area where pallets of rock are weighed when EE twisted EE's ankle on a rock. EE then fell backwards landing on EE's tail bone.

2021 · 1 incident

February 8, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Flag Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was installing v-belts on gear box. after installing the first drive belt employee slipped and grabbed the v-belt pulling a finger between the v-belt and pulley cutting fingertip and breaking finger(middle finger on right hand).

1995 · 1 incident

July 22, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Flag Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY. BAR SLIPPED OFF TOP OF DRUM PINCHING FINGERS BETWEEN FRAME AND DRUM. CUT 2 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND CAUSING NERVE AND TENDON DAMAGE.

1988 · 1 incident

June 29, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEANING GRIZZLY, ROCK FELL ONTO WRIST.

1987 · 3 incidents

July 13, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING GEAR,LE5NED TO ONE SIDE TO PICK UP GEAR,STRAINED BACK.

June 16, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BLOCKS 7O LEVEL CRUSHER.

June 4, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING DOWN L2ADER LADDER, SLIPPED, HIT FACE ON STEPS.

1986 · 1 incident

February 26, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Albert Frei & Sons Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CUTTING THRU RE7AINING WALL THAT HAD LEAD PAINT BASE ON IT HAD CHEST PAINS AND BREAATHING PROBLEM

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