Mining Incidents

Mountain States Crusher GCP 3164 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Neil Jackson
Los Lunas, Valencia County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2902277

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2016–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
60
citations
7
significant & substantial
$10,956
proposed penalties
$9,902
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 17,354 2 0 115.2
2025 Q3 24,297 4 1 164.6
2025 Q2 18,852 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 14,301 5 0 349.6
2024 Q4 13,053 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 14,054 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 17,136 4 3 233.4
2024 Q1 15,402 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

7 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

July 14, 2025 NM · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee drilling a 1/2" hole. Drill bit snagged a thin wire and wrapped it around. when this happens the loose end of wire away from drill bit wrapped around employee finger causing a laceration

May 16, 2025 NM · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was re-tightened a hose connection on the ground next to a 300 cone. Gathering belt was feeding the 300 cone crusher with 5-7" rock. A rock bounded out of cone and landed on employee left hand while they were re-tightening the water hose.

2022 · 1 incident

April 1, 2022 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee claims EE got a hernia at work. EE reported it on 06/28/2022. Employee does not know when it happen, mentioned it happen on April. Did not indicate what EE was doing to cause a hernia.

2021 · 1 incident

August 31, 2021 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee complaining of bi-lateral knee pain from climbing onto equipment. Employee did not report incident and it is unclear what day or time it begun.

2020 · 2 incidents

September 18, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was kneeling down near a switch gear box. Another worker was getting ready to turn on switch, when EE did it made a noise and startled employee and caused employee to jerk left left arm, pain followed immediately after this in the shoulder.

August 13, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee operating a water truck, drove to pond to fill up. Drive way at pond has some water that was from overfilling water truck. Employee got out of truck, when EE stepped onto the puddle EE didn't realize that there was a pot hole and lost EE's balance and fell down hurting EE's right ankle.

2016 · 1 incident

March 3, 2016 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two man operation, Changing 5/8 screen on # 2 screen feed, employees were placing screen in place on top of screen deck, while pulling screen in place the screen slipped and pinched right pinky finger, between screen and head pulley guard.