Mining Incidents

R.J. Campbell's Pit #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dean H Craft
Brighton, Weld County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504428

R.J. Campbell's Pit #1 has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1992–2008
Latest incident
Jun 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
107
citations
36
significant & substantial
$43,156
proposed penalties
$30,332
paid to date
70% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $12,824 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
24
inspections on record
480
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: 480 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

R.J. Campbell's Pit #1 has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $4K outstanding across 3 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.
$43K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$30K
paid to date
$4K
outstanding
107 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-11-20.
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
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 920 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,100 2 0 487.8
2008 Q3 780 1 0 1282.1
2008 Q2 8,274 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,104 1 0 140.8
2007 Q3 6,600 2 0 303.0
Show 25 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q1 4,759 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 6,974 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,960 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 8,461 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 8,324 1 0 120.1
2005 Q4 8,255 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 8,277 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,831 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,311 17 5 2045.5
2004 Q4 7,119 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,462 9 5 1206.1
2004 Q2 6,200 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,180 12 1 2316.6
2003 Q3 2,800 11 4 3928.6
2003 Q2 7,680 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 10,318 14 6 1356.9
2002 Q4 10,623 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,806 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 11,333 6 4 529.4
2002 Q1 9,232 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 8,209 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,576 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 10,075 4 2 397.0
2000 Q2 10,367 15 7 1446.9
2000 Q1 11,897 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2008 · 1 incident

June 9, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Suburban Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

Operator claims he fell off hoe hurting his back on track while exiting. Accident currently under investigation.

2004 · 1 incident

July 15, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Suburban Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WAS GREASING. ANOTHER WORKER TURNED ON THE CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT EE'S LEFT FOOT IN BELT BETWEEN WIPER AND BELT. EE HURT HIS LEFT FOOT, LEG & ANKLE.

1996 · 2 incidents

June 3, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON EQUIPMENT HE WAS EXITING. HE WAS UNSURE HOW THIS HAPPENED. THE EQUIPMENT IS EQUIPPED WITH HANDRAILS AND SAFETY STEPS. RIGHT ELBOW WAS BRUISED. HE SAID HE SLIP PED. THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES TO THIS OCCURRANCE.

April 8, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JUST A SORE BACK CAUSED BY CRAWLING IN AND OUT AND UNDER EQUIPMENT AND LIFTING HEAVY OBJECT.

1995 · 1 incident

May 11, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Aggregate Inc · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW DEBRIS INTO LEFT EYE , HE RUBBED IT ANDSCRATCHED AND INFECTED EYE.

1994 · 2 incidents

December 29, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Aggregate Inc · Struck by flying object

SMALL PIECE OF SAG IN LEFT EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

April 28, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregate Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE IS PART OF MAINT TEAM & WAS R EPAIRING THE SO CABVLE TO THE SAND STACKER WHEN HIS RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

1993 · 3 incidents

August 10, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Aggregate Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING ON METAL, SCRAP PIECE FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

April 9, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Aggregate Inc · Struck by flying object

WIND WAS BLOWING BLEW SAND INTO EYES.

January 4, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Aggregate Inc · Flash burns (welding)

HELPING WELDER, LOOKED AT WELD.

1992 · 5 incidents

November 17, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregate Inc · Fall from machine

TRACK ON LINKBELT WAS WET

April 11, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregate Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD. WHILE DISMOUNTING CAUGHT HIS WEDDING RING AND IT CUT INTO HIS RING FINGER.

April 4, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ON A CLEANUP DETAIL AND WHILE CLEANING AROUND THE FEED HOPPER GOT A PIECE OF SAND OR SMALL ROCK INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

March 23, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIT HOLE WITH LOADER TIRE. BOUNCED AROUND IN SEAT.

February 12, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Aggregate Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE DID NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO REGULATE THE PAI MIXTURE. AIR MIXTURE WAS WRONG AND HEATER STARTED TO EMITT DIESEL SMOKE WHICH EMPLOYEE BREIFLY INHALED AND MADE HIM SICK.

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The full compliance file on R.J. Campbell's Pit #1

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.