What are Portable Wash Plant (WP #4)'s MSHA penalties?

Portable Wash Plant (WP #4) has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $0 currently outstanding across 5 contested dockets.

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Portable Wash Plant (WP #4) Metal/Non-Metal

Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by CRH PLC

Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, CO · Intermittent

MSHA Mine ID: 0503510

Portable Wash Plant (WP #4) has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 2003–2021
Latest incident: Aug 2021

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$4,774

proposed penalties

$4,510

paid to date

94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $264 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

555

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 555 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$5K

proposed penalties

$5K

current assessed

$5K

paid to date

outstanding

35 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2025-02-12.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

Quarterly safety rates

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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 Q4	235	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	90	0	0	0.0
2025 Q2	644	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	474	2	1	4219.4
2024 Q4	218	0	0	0.0
2024 Q3	429	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	1,923	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	1,878	0	0	0.0

Show 96 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	970	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	3,955	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	1,287	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	1,185	0	0	0.0
2022 Q4	706	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	2,964	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	1,416	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	0	0	0
2021 Q4	0	0	0
2021 Q3	434	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	3,202	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	27	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	2,420	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	2,302	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	2,364	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	1,617	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	3,323	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	2,630	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	2,206	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	402	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	1,147	1	0	871.8
2018 Q3	2,145	3	0	1398.6
2018 Q2	2,688	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	1,308	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	2,411	1	0	414.8
2017 Q3	2,045	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	2,286	1	0	437.4
2017 Q1	2,810	2	0	711.7
2016 Q4	2,555	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	2,939	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	3,544	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	2,346	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	2,707	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	2,297	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	1,370	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	0	0	0
2014 Q4	1,296	3	0	2314.8
2014 Q3	2,452	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	1,971	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	2,043	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	1,257	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	2,354	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	3,348	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	1,168	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	1,102	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	1,963	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	1,386	3	1	2164.5
2012 Q1	1,332	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	1,511	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	2,296	1	0	435.5
2011 Q2	1,586	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	1,152	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	824	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	828	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,237	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	0	0	0
2009 Q4	892	3	3	3363.2
2009 Q3	1,715	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	1,273	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	1,039	2	0	1924.9
2008 Q4	2,132	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	2,296	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	2,994	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	1,417	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	2,143	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	1,940	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	1,598	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	1,601	1	0	624.6
2006 Q4	1,860	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	2,748	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	1,368	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	1,422	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	654	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	2,511	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	1,368	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	0	0	0
2004 Q4	2,118	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	1,360	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	2,732	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	1,343	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	2,248	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	2,501	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	3,044	3	1	985.5
2003 Q1	99	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	245	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	2,051	1	0	487.6
2002 Q2	2,547	4	0	1570.5
2002 Q1	0	0	0
2001 Q4	374	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	1,598	3	1	1877.3
2001 Q2	1,705	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	224	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	1	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	1,059	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	1,123	2	0	1780.9
2000 Q1	0	0	0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2021 · 1 incident

August 13, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was removing paddles from the course wash portion of the plant and employee felt back pain when pulling on a paddle in trying to remove it.

2018 · 1 incident

March 13, 2018 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a spring on the wash plant, when EE's hand became caught in the spring. EE sustained a broken right ring finger and a laceration that required stitches.

2015 · 1 incident

November 5, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Employee fell off of a ladder and fractured his left wrist.

2003 · 1 incident

August 15, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYER BELT USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED IN HIS HAND, THE KNIFE CUT HIS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.

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