Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher Number 2 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Marie E Tipping
Grand Junction, Mesa County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504824

Portable Crusher Number 2 has $2K 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
8
Years on record
2006–2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
15
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,600
proposed penalties
$1,600
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
10
inspections on record
144
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: 144 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 Number 2 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-02-25.
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
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 1,841 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,424 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 3,129 2 2 639.2
2009 Q4 1,454 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 3,575 1 0 279.7
2009 Q2 4,840 2 0 413.2
2009 Q1 4,848 0 0 0.0
Show 14 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2008 Q4 7,560 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,734 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,605 1 0 131.5
2008 Q1 6,881 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,390 2 0 371.1
2007 Q3 6,208 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,837 2 0 342.6
2007 Q1 6,634 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,299 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,783 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,915 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,706 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,264 5 1 1531.9
2005 Q3 869 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2009 · 1 incident

April 29, 2009 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Grand Junction Concrete Pipe Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was spinning anvils in a Vertical Shaft Impact Crusher. The lid of the VSI came down upon his left hand. Employee's left hand was caught between the lid and frame of the VSI. The ring finger of his left hand was seriously injured.

2008 · 4 incidents

September 24, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grand Junction Concrete Pipe Co. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was using a sledge hammer to beat screen rails and clamp bars. He began experiencing pain in his right wrist.

July 28, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Junction Concrete Pipe Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling and began experiencing pain in his lower back.

April 29, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grand Junction Concrete Pipe Co. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was rolling up electrical cord. He tripped and fell. He began experiencing pain in his left shoulder.

March 24, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Junction Concrete Pipe Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was assisting in relocating a VSI Crusher. The employee grabbed the stationary part of a leg to pull himself up. The adjustable portion of the leg was activated. Employees middle and ring finger of right hand were caught between the moving and stationary part of the leg. Employee states he heard warning that leg was activated.

2007 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Junction Concrete Pipe Co. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was carrying bucket teeth for a Cat 345 excavator. He began experiencing pain in his lower back

May 16, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grand Junction Concrete Pipe Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Our employee was carrying bucket teeth for an excavator. As he was walking he felt his back pop and began experiencing pain in his lower back.

2006 · 1 incident

January 25, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grand Junction Concrete Pipe Co. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling up on a wrench to loosen the bolts on the plates for a jaw crusher. Later that day the employee began experiencing pain in his lower back.

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The full compliance file on Portable Crusher Number 2

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.