Mining Incidents

Monarch Mill Metal/Non-Metal

QUIKRETE COMPANIES · Surface
Controlled by Quikrete Holdings Inc.
Salida, Chaffee County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504799

Monarch Mill has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16 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
2012–2014
Latest incident
May 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
64
citations
12
significant & substantial
$11,251
proposed penalties
$10,659
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $592 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
25
inspections on record
369
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: 369 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Monarch Mill has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $16 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$16
outstanding
64 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-01-14.
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
2015 Q1 1,260 3 0 2381.0
2014 Q4 1,333 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,253 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,268 4 1 3154.6
2014 Q1 1,167 7 3 5998.3
2013 Q4 1,185 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,517 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,399 3 0 2144.4
Show 34 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q1 1,385 1 0 722.0
2012 Q4 1,259 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,578 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,370 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,464 4 0 2732.2
2011 Q4 1,496 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,751 3 0 1713.3
2011 Q2 1,440 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,177 2 2 1699.2
2010 Q4 968 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,636 2 1 1222.5
2010 Q1 1,012 1 0 988.1
2009 Q4 1,384 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,436 4 0 2785.5
2009 Q2 1,497 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,474 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,408 3 0 2130.7
2008 Q3 2,200 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,360 5 0 3676.5
2008 Q1 1,376 1 0 726.7
2007 Q4 1,410 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,440 13 3 9027.8
2007 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 750 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,280 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 680 3 1 4411.8
2005 Q4 1,815 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,800 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,000 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,880 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2014 · 2 incidents

May 29, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
QUIKRETE COMPANIES · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting the bands off of a pallet. She was cutting towards herself and cut her left forearm requiring two stitches. She was allowed to return to work immediately after.

May 2, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QUIKRETE COMPANIES · Over-exertion in lifting objects

On 5-2-14 employee and a co worker were changing screens on the mill. When they were lifting off the cover plate EE felt a "pop" in her right wrist. I asked if she needed medical care. She refused. On 5-7-14 EE came into the office and said her wrist was sore and she would like to get it looked at just in case. I sent her to HRRMC in Salida Co.

2012 · 1 incident

September 21, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
QUIKRETE COMPANIES · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Preforming bagging operation at plant, stacking 50# sacks on a pallet. Lower back strain.

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