J-2 Contracting Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was changing cutting edge and lacerated EE's finger on the retaining nut when it spun loose. The cut required 7 stitches.
Poudre Ponds Pit Metal/Non-Metal
J-2 Contracting Co.
· Surface
Controlled by
Chris Leone; Chance Brown
Greeley,
Weld County,
CO
·
Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0505166
Poudre Ponds Pit has $890 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
- 2
- Years on record
- 2023
- Latest incident
- Dec 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2024
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$890
proposed penalties
$890
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
6
inspections on record
48
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: 48 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Poudre Ponds Pit has $890 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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.$890
proposed penalties
$890
current assessed
$890
paid to date
$0
outstanding
6 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-09.
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 | 6,128 | 2 | 0 | 326.4 |
| 2025 Q3 | 6,630 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,107 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,261 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 4,058 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,321 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 3,919 | 4 | 0 | 1020.7 |
| 2024 Q1 | 3,192 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 3,076 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,095 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 3,401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2023 · 2 incidents
J-2 Contracting Co. · Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was feeding the screen plant and noticed it was overheating. EE shut it down to cool off. EE later released the radiator cap to check the coolant level and it spewed hot coolant on EE.
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