Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Golden, Jefferson County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504202

Portable Crusher #1 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1987–2001
Latest incident
May 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
47
citations
18
significant & substantial
$6,298
proposed penalties
$5,709
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $589 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
138
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: 138 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Crusher #1 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $120 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$120
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-07-01.
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
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 188 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,050 3 2 2857.1
2008 Q2 863 16 7 18540.0
2008 Q1 139 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 536 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 921 3 0 3257.3
2007 Q2 1,766 0 0 0.0
Show 29 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1 1,217 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,849 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 745 3 0 4026.8
2006 Q2 628 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 171 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 68 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 61 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,244 7 1 3119.4
2005 Q1 1,541 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 429 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 872 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,601 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,870 2 0 696.9
2003 Q2 2,689 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 997 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,010 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,704 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,397 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,488 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,370 5 3 2109.7
2001 Q2 3,082 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,163 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,191 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,434 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,247 8 5 1883.7
2000 Q1 2,656 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2001 · 1 incident

May 15, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Asphalt Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING HAMMERS INSIDE A SPOKANE CRUSHER. ONE SWUNG HIS SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN AN ANVIL BUT INSTEAD HIT THE OTHER'S FINGER AGAINST A PIN WITH THE HAMMER HEAD.

1999 · 1 incident

April 19, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Asphalt Paving Company · Fall from machine

THE CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE CONE USING THE FEEDER CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK FOR ACCESS. THE OPERATOR SLIPPED, FALLING APPROX. 6' ONTO THE TOOLBOX MOUNTED ON A WELDING TRUCK PARKED BELO W, FCRACTURING HIS 7TH RIB.

1996 · 3 incidents

June 29, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Asphalt Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSITING WITH INSTALLING A BOOM LIFTING OGNICE ON LOADE 4-239 BUCKET. EE WA SHOLDING UP TOPBOOM BAR TO PLACE THE PIN. AS SCRAPED THE TOP OF EE LAST FOOT. CONTUSION TO TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

June 27, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asphalt Paving Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE AND OTHER WHERE PLACING RAILROAD TIE UNDER CONVEYOR CO WORKER PUSHED BE RAILROAD TIMBER FOREWARD CATCHING EE FINGER BETWEEN A PIECE OF IRON AND RAILROAD TIE.

May 6, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Asphalt Paving Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING IN THE MAIN FRAME CONE CRUSHER AND DIDN'T DROP HIS WELDING HOOD QUICK ENOUGH PRIOR TO ARCING THE WELDING RODS.

1995 · 3 incidents

November 22, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Asphalt Paving Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WHILE OPERATING LOADER FELT SOME DISCOMFORT JUST ABOVE AND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TESTICULAR AREA. EE WAS CONCERNED THAT IT MAY BE A HERNIA

November 21, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Asphalt Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PRYING UP FROZEN CHUNCKS OF DIRT BESIDE BFEEDER TAIL PULLEY. THE BAR BROKE LOOSE FROM THEGROUND & FLIPPED UP & BUMPED EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FOREHEAD. COUPLE OF STITCHES.

November 15, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Asphalt Paving Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INDICATED HIS HAND, WHERE SORE MADE ALSO FOREARM FROM OPERATING BUCKET LOADER LEVERS. EE WILL SEE HAND SPELIST ON 12-22-95 TO FIND OUT 17 THERE IS A PROBLEM. DR APT ON 12-22-95 WITH B.J. PA RKS MD OF HAND SPECIALIST PA

1993 · 2 incidents

October 1, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Asphalt Paving Company · Fall from machine

EE WHEN STEPPING OUT OF THE CONTROL SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AND TRADE TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LAEFT ARM.

May 10, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asphalt Paving Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED & ASSISTANT WERE TRYING TO MOVE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER OFF A BELT ON GROUND ONTO OR INTO LOADER BUCKET WHILE STARTING THE CONVEYOR BELT ON GROUND FLOOR. LIFTING & PUSHING TWISTED HIS BACK.

1992 · 2 incidents

April 14, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Asphalt Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY-EE WAS TRYING TO HELP EE BY PULLING SAME OF THE DIRT BACK FROM UNDER CONVEYOR WITH THE CASE SKID LOADER. BUT, THE CASE LOADER BUMPED THE CONVEYO R, KNOCKING IT OFF ITS BLOCKS, FENCING THE HANDLE OF THE SHOVEL TO STRICK HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST-EE TAKEN TO DR NO BROKEN BONE SPLINT WILL BE USED FOR SHORT PERIOD.

March 26, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Asphalt Paving Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT ON THE GROUND, BEHIND QUARRY SHOP LOST HIS BALANCE SLIPPED WITH THE KNIFE AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE. EE WAS TAKEN TO WARD RD CLINIC OR DR SIMON FOR RE VIEW AND 4 TOP SITITCHES.

1987 · 1 incident

November 6, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Asphalt Paving Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS OPERATIN1 A CUTTING TORCH TO MAKE SPACES FOR CONE CRUSHER WHEN SOME SLAG FLEW OVER THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE

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