Mining Incidents

Specialty Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
DURANGO, La Plata County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503422

Specialty Crusher has $4K 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
1994–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
13
significant & substantial
$3,592
proposed penalties
$3,592
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
12
inspections on record
182
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: 182 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Specialty Crusher has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
32 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-11-07.
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
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 418 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,217 1 0 451.1
2001 Q4 3,397 19 5 5593.2
2001 Q3 2,060 12 7 5825.2
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 4,942 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,599 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,527 1 1 283.5
2000 Q1 1,534 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 1 incident

March 12, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING AN END OF A METAL WEAR PLATE WITH ANOTHER EE ON THE OTHER END LIFTING ALSO. THE TWO LIFTED THE METAL UP ONTO THE CRUSHER. EE STATES HE FELT FINE UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN HE A WOKE AND HAD PAIN IN THE ABDOMEN AREA.

1996 · 1 incident

February 19, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Durango Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WS ON A CREW WHICH WAS TEARING DOWN AND MOVING THE CRUSHER. HE WASS DIGGING OUT SOME OF THE BIGGER ROCK FROM BENEATH THE CRUSHER AND STRAINED HIMSELLF BETWEEN HIS BLADES. IT CAUSED SEVERE PAIN TO TORSO AND ESP. RIBS AND BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

1995 · 1 incident

November 1, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Durango Construction Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES DIGGING GRAVEL FROM AROUND THE CRUSHER. HIS RIGHT KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN. HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY, THE NEXT DAY.

1994 · 2 incidents

November 10, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Durango Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REACHING UP TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF CRUSHER FEEDER AND PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

October 12, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Durango Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS ADJUSTING CRUSHER JAW. WHEN PORTA POWER PUMP SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN PUMP AND FRAME.

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