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CRUSHER: 60 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jerry Bud Carpenter
Kremmling, Grand County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0503791

CRUSHER has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2021
Latest incident
Sep 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
60
citations
19
significant & substantial
$15,137
proposed penalties
$15,137
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Grand Gravel Pit LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
33
inspections on record
395
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: 395 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CRUSHER has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
53 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $2K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
33.9%
significant & substantial
10.7%
high negligence or reckless
33.9%
reasonably likely or greater
66.1%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.1% low, 73.2% moderate, 10.7% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 2% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $2K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-01-26.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2010-607M Settlement Lesnick 2010 $2K → $2K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2026-06-19
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg10
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (11)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2026-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-10-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-10-24 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.47 0.32 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-05-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-05-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-05-31 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-07-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-07-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-04-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2014-08-12, 12 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2014-08-12 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ACTIVE MINING
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Linke Construction Inc 1982 to 2018
  2. Grand Gravel Pit LLC 2018 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 1
2024 1
2023 1
2022 1
2021 1
2020 1
2019 1
2018 2
2017 0
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 2
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 2
2006 2
2005 2
2004 1
2003 2
2002 2
2001 2
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

CRUSHER sits in Grand County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Grand County, Colorado · Population 15,794
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$84,558
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 671 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 66 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 412 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 363 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 218 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 1 0
2022 Q4 14 3 1 214285.7
2022 Q3 135 2 0 14814.8
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 289 9 4 31141.9
2021 Q2 177 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 327 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 331 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 0 1 0
2019 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 250 2 0 8000.0
2018 Q3 700 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 800 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 188 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 837 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 170 6 2 35294.1
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 90 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 34 2 0 58823.5
2015 Q2 303 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 270 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 768 1 0 1302.1
2014 Q2 504 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 138 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 587 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 250 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 201 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 820 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 636 1 0 1572.3
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2011 Q4 164 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 863 1 0 1158.7
2011 Q2 586 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 214 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 783 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 368 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 213 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 718 1 1 1392.8
2009 Q3 889 5 3 5624.3
2009 Q2 562 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 541 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,049 3 1 2859.9
2008 Q2 306 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 836 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 584 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,225 3 0 2449.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 716 1 0 1396.6
2006 Q3 1,030 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 462 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 515 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 926 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,020 6 4 5882.4
2005 Q1 64 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 540 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 683 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 780 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,128 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 193 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 476 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 811 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 425 4 2 9411.8
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 234 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 836 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 697 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 107 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 994 5 0 5030.2
2000 Q2 535 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2021 · 1 incident

September 15, 2021 CO · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Grand Gravel Pit LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was working near the S-drive belt on the screen feeder. Hand got caught in the belt.