Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Fort Garland, Costilla County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504554

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2003–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
91
citations
21
significant & substantial
$13,037
proposed penalties
$13,037
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 262 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,008 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,260 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,226 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,145 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,287 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,516 1 0 659.6
2024 Q1 1,189 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

2 on file

2006 · 1 incident

August 1, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asphalt Constructors Inc · Struck by falling object

Injury was @ Smith pit EE was removing a back plate from the Jaw Crusher to remove material that had accumulated in the belt area after replacing the drive belt which had broke. The back plate fell on EE's right wrist. Catching it on the tail pulley assembly, hurting his right wrist. All lock out and tag out procedures were followed.

2003 · 1 incident

February 18, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Asphalt Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONVEYOR HAD BEEN KNOCKED OFF STAND BY EE; EE WAS RESETTING CONVEYOR ONTO STAND WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED PINCHING 1ST & 2ND FINGERS BETWEEN CONVEYOR & STAND.