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WP 3: 36 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Golden, CO, Jefferson County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504549

WP 3 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
Nov 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
36
citations
9
significant & substantial
$6,971
proposed penalties
$6,760
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $211 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Oldcastle SW Group, Inc.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
270
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: 270 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WP 3 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $420 in penalties contested before the Commission, $209 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-25.
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.
25.0%
significant & substantial
8.3%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
58.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 91.7% moderate, 8.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$420 proposed, $209 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-11-20.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2018-0098 Settlement Lesnick 2018 $420 → $209
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2023-06-15, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
4
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz4
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg2
Show the individual readings (6)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2023-06-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Screen/Scalper Operator
2017-09-07 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.63 0.21 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-09-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 1.31 0.38 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 1.06 0.42 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-03-27 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.44 0.62 0.71 Washer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Custom Crushing Inc 1994 to 1999
  2. Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 0
2024 3
2023 2
2022 2
2021 2
2020 1
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2011 0
2010 1
2009 1
2008 4
2007 2
2006 3
2005 4
2004 2
2003 2
2002 2
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

WP 3 sits in Jefferson County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Colorado · Population 579,715
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$107,800
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
2026 Q2 1,312 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 433 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 770 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,073 1 0 482.4
2024 Q2 1,144 0 0 0.0
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 379 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 654 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 863 1 1 1158.7
2023 Q2 663 2 1 3016.6
2023 Q1 342 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 857 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 958 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 863 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 431 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 668 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 973 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 681 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 172 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 67 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 628 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,016 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,016 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,016 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 301 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 301 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 301 2 0 6644.5
2018 Q4 493 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 749 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 749 2 0 2670.2
2018 Q1 264 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 209 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 611 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 627 1 0 1594.9
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 330 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 184 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 331 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 198 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 671 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 968 2 0 2066.1
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 783 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,146 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,171 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,679 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 772 4 1 5181.3
2007 Q3 1,495 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 949 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 808 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,501 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,690 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 497 3 0 6036.2
2005 Q4 1,948 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,005 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,981 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 498 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 738 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 888 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,754 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 572 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 434 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,155 4 3 3463.2
2003 Q2 1,308 5 0 3822.6
2003 Q1 850 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 938 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 821 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,472 1 1 679.3
2002 Q1 366 1 1 2732.2
2001 Q4 1,202 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 981 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,342 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 314 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 606 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,295 5 0 3861.0
2000 Q2 481 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 529 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2008 · 1 incident

November 19, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE slipped on icy ground while draining washing/screening plant at end of shift. Lighting was marginal, but EE was aware of slippery conditions and did not spread available sand to aid traction. EE continued to work and saw physician on 11/25/08. At this time work restrictions were imposed. No lost time to date, diagnosis is pending MRI. Restricted work ongoing.

2007 · 1 incident

May 14, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oldcastle SW Group, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

The employee was assisting a co-worker replace a drive belt guard on the screen plant. As they were maneuvering the guard into place, the employee's hand slipped and struck the frame brace that is situated near the guard. His thumb required 7 stitches to close the wound. He was fitted with a metal protective guard on his thumb.