Mining Incidents

NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #15 Metal/Non-Metal

Silt, Garfield County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504647

NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #15 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1999–2012
Latest incident
Mar 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
10
significant & substantial
$10,144
proposed penalties
$10,144
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
25
inspections on record
326
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: 326 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

NORTHERN PORTABLE PLANT #15 has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-10-28.
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 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 1,824 2 2 1096.5
2014 Q3 1,567 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,575 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,484 0 0 0.0
Show 54 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4 1,951 4 1 2050.2
2013 Q3 697 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 958 1 0 1043.8
2012 Q3 396 1 0 2525.3
2012 Q2 1,717 1 0 582.4
2012 Q1 1,443 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,821 5 0 2745.7
2011 Q3 2,012 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,646 13 1 7897.9
2011 Q1 439 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 36 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,321 5 3 2154.2
2010 Q2 1,578 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 362 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 601 2 0 3327.8
2009 Q3 2,654 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,102 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 881 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,370 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,352 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,908 2 0 1048.2
2008 Q1 907 2 0 2205.1
2007 Q4 2,440 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,667 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,020 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,463 2 1 577.5
2006 Q4 3,283 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,482 1 0 287.2
2006 Q2 3,329 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,824 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,434 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,183 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,011 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,255 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,227 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,732 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,560 1 0 390.6
2004 Q1 1,647 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,365 2 1 845.7
2003 Q3 1,985 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,934 2 1 681.7
2003 Q1 2,283 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,521 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,904 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,639 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,412 1 0 414.6
2001 Q4 2,222 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,361 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,171 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,241 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,893 3 0 1584.8
2000 Q3 2,970 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,203 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,101 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2012 · 1 incident

March 26, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a jaw crushing trying to loosen up the jaw. Employees were hitting shaft to loosen up the crusher, when the other employee hit the shaft with sledge hammer, causing piece of shaft to hit employees face. This resulted in a contusion to his face, needing stitches to forehead right above right eye.

2005 · 1 incident

July 18, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management STRIKING OR BUMPING
Lafarge West Incorporated · Struck against stationary object

Employee caught leg on a piece of metal (8 stitches required).

2004 · 1 incident

March 8, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge West Incorporated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PINCHED LITTLE LEFT FINGERTIP WHILE SETTING A CONCRETE BLOCK INTO PLACE.

2003 · 2 incidents

February 5, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge West Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT THIGH WHEN BELT KNIFE SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT FOR NEW SPLICE.

2002 · 1 incident

September 4, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge West Incorporated · Struck by flying object

EE WAS STRUCK IN BACK BY RODE THAT BOUNCED OFF CONVEYOR TRANSFER. ORIGINAL EQUAL. BY DR. RETURN TO WORK NO RESTRICTION. EE GOT CHILLED ON OCT 8 AND HAD BACK SAPASM DR PUT EMP ON MODIFIED DUTY CASE PAYMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON PERSONAL INSURANCE. DISPATED APID UNDER WORKERS COMP. DISCOVERED ON 1-3-03.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 14, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck against a moving object

LOADER BUCKET DROPPED HARD, HURT BACK. NO NOTIFICATION GIVEN TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 12/21/01. 1ST VISIT TO OUT WC DOC: 12/31/01.

July 16, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR THE EE STATED THAT THE SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A RETURN ROLLER AND SUBSEQUNTLY THE EE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SAME ROLLER.

1999 · 1 incident

September 13, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STRIKING OR BUMPING
Western Mobile Northern Inc · Struck against stationary object

COMING OUT FROM UNDER BELT GUARD, HARD HAT CAME OFF AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A BOLT.

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