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Portable Reclamation Crew Metal/Non-Metal

Weld County · Surface
Controlled by Weld County-Co
Firestone, Weld County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504150

Portable Reclamation Crew has $3K 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
7
Years on record
1988–1994
Latest incident
Aug 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
32
citations
9
significant & substantial
$3,455
proposed penalties
$3,455
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
39
inspections on record
367
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: 367 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 Reclamation Crew has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-07.
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 Q3 833 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 432 1 0 2314.8
2025 Q1 533 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 393 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 65 1 0 15384.6
2019 Q3 489 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 457 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 176 0 0 0.0
Show 76 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q4 597 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 289 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 482 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 348 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 237 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 549 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 359 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 365 2 1 5479.5
2016 Q4 356 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 491 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 348 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 408 1 0 2451.0
2015 Q4 368 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 879 2 0 2275.3
2015 Q2 829 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 570 1 0 1754.4
2014 Q4 673 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 724 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 846 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 773 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,141 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,371 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 650 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 611 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 739 2 1 2706.4
2012 Q3 265 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 98 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 501 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 389 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 532 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 883 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,156 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 842 1 0 1187.6
2010 Q3 1,355 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 850 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 631 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 525 2 0 3809.5
2009 Q3 1,210 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,520 1 1 657.9
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 133 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 670 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 986 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,050 8 0 7619.0
2007 Q4 985 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,069 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,584 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 584 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,406 4 4 2845.0
2006 Q3 1,033 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 825 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,408 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,826 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,512 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,198 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,092 2 0 1831.5
2004 Q4 1,102 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 965 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,630 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,586 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,027 3 1 1480.0
2003 Q3 2,717 1 1 368.1
2003 Q2 2,677 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,105 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,782 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,152 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,285 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,115 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,733 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,156 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,641 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,951 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,949 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,080 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,305 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,489 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1994 · 1 incident

August 15, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weld County · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED & HURT LEFT SHOULDER WHILE UNPLUGGING CONE

1993 · 1 incident

January 21, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Weld County · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BARRING A FROZEN CHUNK OF GRAVEL TO MAKE IT SMALLER TO GET IT OUT OF CONE. HE MADE A STAB AT THE FROZEN CHUNK. THE BAR GLANCED OOFF THE SIDE OF THE CHUNK AND PULLED A LIGAMENT IN THE RIGHT SHO ULDER.

1992 · 2 incidents

April 13, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Weld County · Struck by falling object

REMOVING GRAVEL RETURN SHOOT TO REPLACE WITH NEW ONE ON THE CRUSHER HAD ONE BOLT LEFT IN TO HOLD THE SHOOT WHILE WELDER CUT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOOT LOOSE WHEN WELDER CUT IT LOOSE THE ONE BOLT THAT WAS STILL STRIPED THE THREADS & THE SHOOT FELL & MAN STANDING TO CLOSE & IT HIT HIM IN THE HEEL OF HIS RT FOOT

April 1, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weld County · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER, TWISTED FEET BRUISED NERVE IN R FOOT

1991 · 1 incident

September 30, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Weld County · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS TRYING TO ADJUST BASE SWIVEL OF 100' GRAVEL CONVEYOR. SWIVEL WAS STUCK SO EMPL GAVE IT JERK & IT CAME LOOSE & SMASHED RIGHT THUMB.

1989 · 1 incident

May 25, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Weld County · Struck by flying object

DRIVING BEARING RACE FROM SHAFT WITH HAMMER.WHEEL PULLER OR GEAR PULLER HAD ALREADY BEEN TRIED AND RACE WOULDNT COME OFF,WHILE POUNDING ON RACE WITH HAMMER-CHIPS OF STEEL CAME OFF AND WENT THR OUGH GLOVE AND INTO HIS HAND.

1988 · 1 incident

January 15, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Weld County · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A ROCK TO LARGE TO GO THROUGH THE CONE CRUSHER,SO I.NAME SHUT THE MACHINE DOWN AND LIFTED THE ROCK OUT. THE AWKWARD POSITION THAT HE WAS IN TO ILIFT THE ROCK WAS MUCH OF A STRAIN AND HE PULLED HIS STOMACH MUSCLES. THE ROCK ONLY WEIGHED 60 LBS. BUT IT WAS THE POSITION THAT MADE IT DIFFICULT.

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