Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc
Denver, Arapahoe County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504245

Portable Crusher #1 has $928 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
5
Years on record
1992–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
8
citations
5
significant & substantial
$928
proposed penalties
$928
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
5
inspections on record
54
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: 54 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 $928 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.
$928
proposed penalties
$928
current assessed
$928
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-01-31.
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
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 1,162 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 4,871 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,283 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,826 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,433 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 7,055 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1 5,904 1 0 169.4
2001 Q2 465 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,081 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,172 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,492 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,778 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 11,656 7 5 600.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

May 17, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kiewit Western Company · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE DESCENTING LADDER MISSED RUNG LOST BALANCE & MOVED BACKWARDS (NOT FALLING) INTO BRACE BOLT BOLT CUT SKIN IN SMALL OF BACK STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND

March 10, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kiewit Western Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS, EMPLOYEE TURNED HIS HEAD KNOCKING OFF HIS HARD HAT AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST THE SCREEN FRAME.

1993 · 2 incidents

November 4, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kiewit Western Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE DID NOT FOLLOW COMPANY LOCKOUT POLICY, EMPLOYEE CLEANING UNDERCONVEYOR, CONVEYOR STARTED BY OILER AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT AND DRUG INTO CONVEYOR BREAKING HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.

October 13, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE
Kiewit Western Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS AIR ARCING ON JAW FROM UNDERNEATHER JAW; HE WAS WEARING ARM LEATHERS; A PIECE OF SLAG ROLLED DOWN LEATHERS ONTO SHIRT AND CAUGHT SHIRT ON FIRE; EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET SHIRT OFF UN TIL AFTER HE RECEIVED A BURN; HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TREATED, RELEASED BUT GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE INJUR HE SUSTAINED.

1992 · 1 incident

October 21, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kiewit Western Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR (LOCK OUT FOLLOWED) EMPLOYEE SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN SHOVEL AND STEEL; FINGERNAIL WAS CAUGHT AND REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.

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