Mining Incidents

Moffat County El Jay Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Moffat County-Co
Craig, Moffat County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504138

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
31
citations
8
significant & substantial
$3,286
proposed penalties
$3,286
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 445 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,367 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,430 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 910 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 834 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,488 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 82 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2021 · 1 incident

March 9, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moffat County Road Department · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting screens up into screen deck. Injured elbow.

2020 · 2 incidents

August 25, 2020 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Moffat County Road Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

cutting radiator hose with foldable pocketknife and it folded cutting a finger

July 16, 2020 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moffat County Road Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee smashed finger in the lunchroom door as employee was exiting the building.

2009 · 1 incident

July 6, 2009 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moffat County Road Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rolling culvert into trench and bolt caught employees glove and pulled him into the trench. Bolt went into thumb area below wrist

2008 · 1 incident

March 13, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moffat County Road Department · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was checking and airing tires, alot of snow and ice on ground, EE slipped and fell and hurt left hip.

2000 · 1 incident

August 10, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moffat County Road Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO TOOL SHED TO RETURN TOOLS AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON THE STAIRS.