Colorado Sand Company operator
Controlled by
Jamie Patterson; Dave Patterson
MSHA operator ID: 0185773
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Mines on record
- 1
- Years on record
- 2023–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2023
38
citations
4
significant & substantial
$5,565
proposed penalties
$5,565
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
12
inspections on record
305
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: 305 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-13.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Top causes
- HANDLING OF MATERIALS 2 non-fatal
- HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 2 non-fatal
- POWERED HAULAGE 2 non-fatal
- MACHINERY 1 non-fatal
- OTHER 1 non-fatal
Incident timeline
2026
2
2025
2
2024
2
2023
2
Mines on record
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