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PIT #28 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James C Marvel Jr
Fort Lupton, Weld County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0503538

PIT #28 has $39K 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
3
Years on record
1997–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
162
citations
40
significant & substantial
$38,582
proposed penalties
$36,704
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,878 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
869
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: 869 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PIT #28 has $39K 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.
$39K
proposed penalties
$37K
current assessed
$37K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
160 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-10-11.
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 1,501 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 3,700 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,310 0 0 0.0
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,685 9 3 5341.2
2023 Q3 733 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,478 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 196 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 106 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 540 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,750 5 2 2857.1
2021 Q1 3,014 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,979 1 0 200.8
2020 Q3 6,874 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,445 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 4,034 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,569 3 1 656.6
2019 Q3 5,701 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,729 5 0 872.8
2019 Q1 4,590 12 4 2614.4
2018 Q4 5,845 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,888 1 0 145.2
2018 Q2 5,911 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 5,126 1 0 195.1
2017 Q4 5,369 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,827 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,164 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,702 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,845 4 0 2168.0
2016 Q3 3,058 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,421 9 2 2630.8
2016 Q1 2,291 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,695 1 0 371.1
2015 Q3 3,493 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,847 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,481 4 1 1612.3
2014 Q4 2,409 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,027 1 0 330.4
2014 Q2 3,321 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,118 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,974 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,369 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,010 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,026 1 0 974.7
2012 Q4 1,749 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,296 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,618 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,545 2 1 1294.5
2011 Q4 2,125 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,070 1 0 325.7
2011 Q2 3,746 1 0 267.0
2011 Q1 2,913 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,851 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 10,778 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 9,496 5 1 526.5
2010 Q1 6,795 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 6,884 1 0 145.3
2009 Q3 5,635 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 3,364 7 3 2080.9
2009 Q1 4,730 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,835 5 1 856.9
2008 Q3 8,305 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,964 2 0 223.1
2008 Q1 6,899 3 0 434.8
2007 Q4 7,949 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,513 4 1 469.9
2007 Q2 6,014 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,823 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,490 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,136 5 2 547.3
2006 Q2 8,692 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,280 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,900 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,234 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 8,925 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,190 13 1 1587.3
2004 Q4 8,319 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 9,159 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,850 11 2 1242.9
2004 Q1 6,098 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,513 23 5 3061.4
2003 Q3 6,562 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,282 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,189 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,539 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,900 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,713 9 5 1032.9
2002 Q1 6,427 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,427 6 5 807.9
2001 Q3 7,421 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,711 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 5,480 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,351 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,776 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,943 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

October 31, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brannan Sand & Gravel Company LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting and climbing down the front end loader, missed bottom step and fell.

February 4, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brannan Sand & Gravel Company LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee reached hand next to sharp steel edge. Inadvertently brushed back of hand on edge.

1997 · 1 incident

August 22, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brannan Sand & Gravel Company LLC · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE DECK OF THE DRAGLINE APPROX. 5'8" WHEN HE EITHER SLIPPED OR TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE BOOM AND FALLING DOWN TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE HAS VERTEBRAE DAMAGE.

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