Mining Incidents

PORTABLE CRUSHER #2: 9 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Dillon Construction · Surface
Controlled by David Dillon
Adams County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503835

PORTABLE CRUSHER #2 has $530 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
1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
9
citations
1
significant & substantial
$530
proposed penalties
$530
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
6
inspections on record
50
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: 50 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 #2 has $530 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.
$530
proposed penalties
$530
current assessed
$530
paid to date
$0
outstanding
9 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-02-22.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
11.1%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
11.1%
reasonably likely or greater
11.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Brinkmann-Woodward Construction Company 1983 to 1999
  2. Dillon Construction 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 1
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PORTABLE CRUSHER #2 sits in Adams County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.9% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Adams County, Colorado · Population 524,408
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$91,387
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 500 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,200 5 1 4166.7
2000 Q4 1,200 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,500 4 0 2666.7
2000 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

October 4, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Brinkmann-Woodward Construction Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE NEW OPERATOR SENT OUT BY OPERATORS UNION THIS SAME DATE WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE WHEN IT WEN TINTO THE LAKE OPERATOR JUMPED OFF MACHINE BEFORE MACHINE WENT INTO LAKE HE SAID BANK GAVE WAY WE ARE NOT SURE OF THAT YET INVESTIGATION BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANIES AND OURSELVES LEAD US TO BELIEVE THAT OPERATOR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED ENOUGH TO RUN THE MACHIEN AND DROVE IT OFF INTO