THE EMPLOYEE ENTERED A LOG WASHER AND DID NOT FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES BY USING A LOCK OUT TAG OUT PROCEDURE. THE MACHINE WAS INADVERTENTLY ENERGIZED WHICH IN TURN RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.
Amrize West Central Inc. operator
Controlled by
Amrize Ltd
MSHA operator ID: L17266
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,130
citations
201
significant & substantial
$469,768
proposed penalties
$390,602
paid to date
83% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $79,165 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
413
inspections on record
7,776
inspection hours
14.5
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.1,130 citations across 7,776 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$470K
proposed penalties
$402K
current assessed
$391K
paid to date
$11K
outstanding
1,085 assessments are final orders; 27 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-23.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- MACHINERY 1 fatality · 20 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 8 non-fatal
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 52 non-fatal
- SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 34 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 32 non-fatal
- DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) 3 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2025
3
2024
1
2023
6
2022
1
2021
2
2020
2
2019
2
2018
3
2017
2
2016
8
2015
5
2014
2
2013
1
2012
2
2011
2
2010
2
2009
1
2008
2
2007
11
2006
5
2005
7
2004
11
2003
14
2002
14 (1f)
2001
14
2000
14 (1f)
1999
16
1998
5
1997
3
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- Amrize Canon City Quarry CO
- Amrize Platte Valley Plant CO
- Amrize Distel Plant CO
- Amrize Daniels Sand Pit # 1 & 2 CO
- THORNTON PLANT CO
- Amrize Sloan Quarry #1001 NV
- Brighton Plant CO
- Tucson Plant CO
- HOLCIM Greeley Plant CO
- LYONS QUARRY CO
- Longmont West Mine CO
- Fort Collins Plant CO
- Deer Creek Plant CO
- GREELEY EAST MINE CO
Fatalities under this operator
2 recorded
January 21, 2002
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · MACHINERY
Aggregate Industries WCR, Inc. · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
February 8, 2000
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck by powered moving object
AVAILABLE INFORMATION FROM THE SCRAPER OPERATOR AND EYE WITNESS SHOWS THAT THE EMPLOYEE MOVED BETWEEN A BACKING 633 CAT SCRAPER AND HIS PICKUP OUT OF THE OPERATORS FIELD OF VISION. HE WAS RUN OVER BY THE LEFT REAR SCRAPER TIRE RESULTING IN DEATH.
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