Mining Incidents

Upland Pit #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Upland Gravel LLC · Surface
Clifton, Mesa County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504981

Upland Pit #3 has $2K 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
1
Years on record
2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
21
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,239
proposed penalties
$2,239
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
18
inspections on record
281
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: 281 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Upland Pit #3 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-26.
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 189 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 778 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 219 1 0 4566.2
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 276 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 543 0 0 0.0
Show 52 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 952 1 0 1050.4
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 812 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 483 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,194 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 828 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 211 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 450 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 446 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 514 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 906 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 604 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 882 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 921 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 462 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 478 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 755 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 347 1 0 2881.8
2019 Q1 963 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 309 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,213 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 995 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,425 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 308 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 285 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 155 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 59 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 278 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 780 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 850 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 474 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 834 1 0 1199.0
2015 Q3 1,291 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 266 1 0 3759.4
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 685 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 402 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 713 3 0 4207.6
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 371 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,184 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 920 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 386 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 382 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 292 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 476 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 243 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,018 1 0 982.3
2011 Q3 1,219 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,480 12 3 8108.1
2011 Q1 995 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2022 · 1 incident

December 9, 2022 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Upland Gravel LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While replacing a return roller on a radial stacking conveyor, the miner's right index finger was pinched. The injury required a few stitches.

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