Mining Incidents

ROCKIN' WP: 5 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Western Mobile Inc · Surface
Controlled by Lafarge S A
Denver County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502647

ROCKIN' WP has $440 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
5
Years on record
1984–2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
5
citations
3
significant & substantial
$440
proposed penalties
$440
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
31
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: 31 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

ROCKIN' WP has $440 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.
$440
proposed penalties
$440
current assessed
$440
paid to date
$0
outstanding
5 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-07-12.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
60.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
60.0%
reasonably likely or greater
20.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 20.0% low, 80.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Western Paving Construction Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Western Paving Construction Company 1987 to 1988
  3. Western Mobile Boulder Inc 1988 to 1998
  4. Western Mobile Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 1
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

ROCKIN' WP sits in Denver County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Denver County, Colorado · Population 713,734
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$91,681
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2001 Q3 0 5 3
2001 Q2 1,081 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q3 457 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,826 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 844 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2000 · 2 incidents

June 21, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Mobile Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELING IN A DITCH, FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK, NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

April 1, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Mobile Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELING IN A DITCH, FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK. NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ON 6/21 AGGREVATED CONDITION AT WORK, THEN REPORTED IT. HAS BEENWORKING FULL DUTY THE WHOLE TIME. GOING TO DO A STEROID INJECTION.

1994 · 1 incident

June 10, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Mobile Boulder Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR- CENTER SERVICE COMPANY. INSTALLING A GROUND ROD- PUNCTURE WOUND FROM ROD BEING DRIVEN INTO GROUND.

1988 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

September 12, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Paving Construction Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

METAL GRATING ON WALKWAY OVER NO 3 SILO WAS REMOVED ON 091284 TO AID IN CLEAN UP OPERATIONS ELECRICAL CONTRACTOR I.NAME WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING ON 091284 AND ACCIDENTALLY FELL INTO SILO NO 3 I.N AME WAS HOSPITALIZED