Mining Incidents

FORT LUPTON SAND & GRAVEL Metal/Non-Metal

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by L G Everist Inc
FORT LUPTON, Weld County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0501910

FORT LUPTON SAND & GRAVEL has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
1983–2025
Latest incident
Feb 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
95
citations
16
significant & substantial
$15,566
proposed penalties
$14,715
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $851 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
63
inspections on record
977
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: 977 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

FORT LUPTON SAND & GRAVEL has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-27.
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 8,046 4 0 497.1
2025 Q3 8,558 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,752 5 0 645.0
2025 Q1 3,878 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,162 3 1 486.9
2024 Q3 6,579 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,236 1 0 160.4
2024 Q1 6,393 0 0 0.0
Show 90 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 6,439 1 0 155.3
2023 Q3 6,941 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 7,588 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 7,515 8 1 1064.5
2022 Q4 8,310 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 8,473 1 0 118.0
2022 Q2 8,837 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 8,734 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 13,414 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 15,299 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 13,206 6 1 454.3
2021 Q1 14,172 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 13,686 2 0 146.1
2020 Q3 15,149 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 15,337 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 12,915 1 1 77.4
2019 Q4 11,998 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 13,202 3 0 227.2
2019 Q2 13,202 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 12,248 2 0 163.3
2018 Q4 11,705 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 14,344 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 14,561 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 14,350 1 0 69.7
2017 Q4 13,910 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 13,775 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 15,102 4 0 264.9
2017 Q1 13,806 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 14,769 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 16,312 6 0 367.8
2016 Q2 16,337 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 15,235 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 16,563 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 20,328 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 19,573 1 0 51.1
2015 Q1 18,130 4 1 220.6
2014 Q4 18,202 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 20,959 8 3 381.7
2014 Q2 22,680 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 19,493 1 0 51.3
2013 Q4 18,531 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 16,978 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 16,419 2 1 121.8
2013 Q1 14,692 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 13,150 1 1 76.0
2012 Q3 15,574 1 0 64.2
2012 Q2 15,881 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 12,682 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 10,401 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 12,672 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 11,776 1 1 84.9
2011 Q1 9,026 1 1 110.8
2010 Q4 9,124 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 10,991 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 10,354 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 7,735 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,748 1 0 129.1
2009 Q3 9,599 1 0 104.2
2009 Q2 9,819 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,692 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,927 1 0 168.7
2008 Q3 7,403 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,647 3 0 531.3
2008 Q1 4,675 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,837 16 4 4169.9
2007 Q3 6,324 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,978 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,941 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,997 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,708 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,419 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,993 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,615 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,401 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,396 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,457 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,517 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,410 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,591 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,378 1 0 420.5
2003 Q4 3,669 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,669 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,296 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,653 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,510 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,162 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,346 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,772 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,472 4 0 731.0
2001 Q3 3,722 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

26 on file

2025 · 1 incident

February 14, 2025 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was going to help another employee lift an oxygen bottle into the back of a service truck and felt a pull in EE's abdomen. Reported to supervisor and denied observation. Stated EE would let them know if the condition worsens. Came to supervisor at a later date and requested to be seen by the doctor. Doctor placed on restrictions of not lifting more than 25 pounds for 7days.

2023 · 1 incident

September 27, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE attempted to start the truck, but the battery was dead. EE went to grab the jumper cables lying on the ground and felt a sharp pain in their lower back.

2022 · 1 incident

August 25, 2022 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

After replacing the tail pulley on the bridge belt, the operator, in the basket with fall protection attached, was moving the manlift with the basket approximately 4 feet above the ground. The jib boom failed and the basket dropped to the ground. This caused the operator to strike the basket resulting in a compression fracture of a vertebra and sprained knee.

2021 · 3 incidents

April 17, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Shoveling the Tunnel and was shoveling material back onto the belt when felt a pop in their back.

March 10, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Using a sledgehammer to drive in the bucket pin on the loader, they noticed that left wrist and hand were sore. Employee reported but did not see a doc until the 15th.

January 18, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

They were using a come along to pull the motor tension back, this allowed them to replace the drive belt onto to the pulleys. Come along slipped causing the motor to land on EE's hand.

2020 · 1 incident

January 13, 2020 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

It was a flat area near our roadbase production area where we were moving a conveyor head section.

2019 · 1 incident

September 17, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a section of pipe, employee was lifting with another employee when back started to hurt. Also moved some 5 gal buckets which made it worse.

2018 · 1 incident

April 14, 2018 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A tube was being fed through the catwalk with a loader, with two employees guiding it on the catwalk. While lifting the tube on shoulder, one employee felt pain in shoulder. Upon investigation, the employee felt employee put too much weight on one shoulder and was not lifting properly.

2017 · 2 incidents

June 20, 2017 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Working on conveyor frame when employee's finger was pulled in between the two frame flanges by their gloves.

April 19, 2017 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE and co-worker were working on the tail pulley shaft for the mainline stacker. They had taken a come along and attached it to the shaft of the tail pulley and pulled the shaft backwards. When EE went to remove the bearing from the shaft the bearing turned and crushed EE's finger in between the bearing and the tail pulley adjuster.

2016 · 3 incidents

November 21, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A conveyor belt that was needing to be replaced, employee cut hand with knife.

April 7, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While attempting to loosen the adjuster jam nut, EE placed both feet against the crusher frame in an attempt to increase leverage. Before I even realized what ee was doing, the nut loosened causing ee to fall to the deck.

February 8, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by falling object

As EE was putting on harness below the cat walk of the McCloskey R155. Co-worker was climbing into the hopper from the cat walk, to shovel. Co-worker threw the shovel towards the hopper and missed. When co-worker missed, the shovel fell back down and hit EE on the brim of hard hat and glanced off of neck.

2015 · 1 incident

January 9, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Getting out of the truck to clock out at the end of the day and slipped on some ice and fell

2013 · 4 incidents

September 14, 2013 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Right foot got caught by concrete debris on levy. Slipped on mud when stepping over other debris with left foot. This caused his right knee to twist and hyper-extend.

August 5, 2013 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Using left arm to activate switch and right hand to hold open the access panel and the panel slipped and struck his left arm.

June 14, 2013 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling hydraulic assembly out of backhoe when it allegedly slipped out of hand and dropped on finger.

January 8, 2013 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing up the ladder of his loader when he suddenly experienced a sharp pain in his lower back.

2010 · 1 incident

July 20, 2010 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee removing grease tube from grease gun with knife and allegedly cut thumb.

2006 · 1 incident

April 4, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Allegedly EE was grinding when the grinder kicked back and hit his leg. The grinder did have a guard.

2004 · 1 incident

November 29, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The ee allegedly injured his right shoulder when he slipped on ice and fell down landing on his shoulder. He has not lost any time from work but has been put on restricted duty.

1989 · 1 incident

December 21, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS HELPING A TRUCK DRIVER STRAP DOWN A LOAD OF CONVEYORS WITH A BOOMER AND CHEATER PIPE, WHEN IT RELEASED AND THE PIPE HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.

1987 · 1 incident

February 5, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM ROLLER.HAND WRENCH HOLDING NUT SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND ROLLER.

1985 · 1 incident

January 14, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE ALLEGES THAT WHEN LIFTING PUMP HOUSING WITH A CHAIN & OVERHEAD HOIST CHAIN SLIPPED OFF LETTING HOUSING FALL ONTO FOOT.

1983 · 1 incident

February 17, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Fall from machine

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL AIR CLEANER UNIT ONE FOOT SLID ON INCLINE OF FENDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO HIS BACK MUSCLES IN LKOWER BACK WRENCHED

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