Mining Incidents

Ragsdale Reservoirs Metal/Non-Metal

L.G. Everist, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by L G Everist Inc
Fort Lupton, Weld County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0505138

Ragsdale Reservoirs has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $292 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
2023–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2022
23
citations
5
significant & substantial
$4,463
proposed penalties
$4,171
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $292 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2022
11
inspections on record
204
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: 204 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Ragsdale Reservoirs has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $292 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$292
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-21.
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
2025 Q4 15,857 4 0 252.3
2025 Q3 17,935 3 2 167.3
2025 Q2 16,178 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 8,478 6 0 707.7
2024 Q4 14,098 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 15,588 1 0 64.2
2024 Q2 15,516 3 0 193.3
2024 Q1 12,273 0 0 0.0
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 11,963 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 11,615 4 1 344.4
2023 Q2 10,477 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 10,202 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 11,185 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 14,442 2 2 138.5
2022 Q2 13,651 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 8,931 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,997 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

June 24, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Contact with heat

New hire mechanic was working on equipment at the Ragsdale location. While they were working, their peers recognized that they were not acting like themselves and recognized signs of heat stress. Employee left the site at 3:15PM. The following morning, they went to the doctor since they were not feeling well. At 4:00PM on 4/25/24 they were admitted for dehydration and heat stroke.

2023 · 6 incidents

August 13, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While reinstalling a head pulley after a bearing replacement, the miner was using a crow bar to loosen the motor adjusting nuts. EE felt a pop in the right shoulder.

August 8, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was drilling a hole in some metal when the drill bit caught the edge, causing the drill to twist resulting in a sprain of EE's wrist.

May 12, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While shoveling by the mainline 2, the miner noticed a pain on EE's right side, 3 inches below EE's armpit.

May 1, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator when entering a loader, pinched finger between the door and the door frame. Operator refused treatment on first day. Went in for treatment on 5/2/2023. Diagnosed with fracture of the fingertip.

March 13, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Operator was attempting to remove a worn tooth from a payloader bucket using a hammer. A small section of the tooth chipped off striking their upper left arm causing a laceration.

February 27, 2023 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
L.G. Everist, Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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