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Orlando Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Huerfano County-CO
Walsenburg, Huerfano County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504113

Orlando Pit has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Apr 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
62
citations
11
significant & substantial
$7,345
proposed penalties
$7,345
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
41
inspections on record
545
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: 545 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Orlando Pit has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
62 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-31.
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 420 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 578 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 558 1 1 1792.1
2025 Q1 312 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 540 2 1 3703.7
2024 Q3 438 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 546 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 264 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 422 3 0 7109.0
2023 Q3 632 3 0 4746.8
2023 Q2 502 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 336 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 515 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 775 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 468 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 270 1 0 3703.7
2021 Q4 630 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 594 3 0 5050.5
2021 Q2 497 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 294 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 342 3 0 8771.9
2020 Q3 552 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 424 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 508 1 1 1968.5
2019 Q4 501 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 734 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 694 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 246 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 286 2 0 6993.0
2018 Q3 185 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 524 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 498 3 0 6024.1
2017 Q4 400 1 0 2500.0
2017 Q3 699 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 408 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 352 2 0 5681.8
2016 Q4 436 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 354 5 1 14124.3
2016 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 664 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 474 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 631 1 0 1584.8
2015 Q2 483 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 352 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 454 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 592 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 596 2 0 3355.7
2014 Q1 574 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 335 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 186 2 0 10752.7
2013 Q2 348 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 84 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 378 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 426 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 238 1 1 4201.7
2012 Q1 498 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 307 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 677 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 791 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 450 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 545 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 530 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 588 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 121 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 343 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 518 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 457 3 2 6564.6
2009 Q1 385 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 577 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 649 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 505 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 229 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 391 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 491 3 0 6110.0
2007 Q2 265 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 139 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 373 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 388 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 450 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 483 1 0 2070.4
2005 Q4 347 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 495 1 0 2020.2
2005 Q2 461 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 399 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 457 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 455 1 1 2197.8
2004 Q2 394 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 243 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 715 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 661 4 1 6051.4
2003 Q2 510 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 380 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 375 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 350 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 460 3 0 6521.7
2001 Q4 510 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 485 6 0 12371.1
2001 Q2 520 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 475 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 425 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 500 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 500 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 520 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

April 21, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Huerfano County Government · Struck by flying object

WHILE CHANGING A BEARING ON THE FEED HOPPER SOME FINE SAND GOT IN EE S RIGHT EYE. SCRATCHING THE LENS.

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