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Crusher 2: 54 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Gary Parkerson
Grand Junction, Mesa County, CO  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504067

Crusher 2 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2005–2008
Latest incident
Apr 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
54
citations
11
significant & substantial
$5,783
proposed penalties
$5,783
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Parkerson Construction Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
604
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: 604 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 2 has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
54 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-05-24.
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.
20.4%
significant & substantial
1.9%
high negligence or reckless
18.5%
reasonably likely or greater
53.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.9% low, 96.3% moderate, 1.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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: 2025-09-17
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
18
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg13
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
Show the individual readings (18)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2025-09-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-09-17 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-02-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-02-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2020-05-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-01-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.21 0.57 0.37 Crusher Oper/Worker
2020-01-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-04-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-04-25 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-06-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-06-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-08-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2014-08-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-12-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 0.62 0.66 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-12-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.64 0.34 Crusher Oper/Worker
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. Parkerson Construction Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 5
2024 2
2023 2
2022 2
2021 2
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 2
2014 2
2013 2
2012 2
2011 2
2010 2
2009 3
2008 3
2007 4
2006 3
2005 4
2004 3
2003 3
2002 4
2001 4
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Crusher 2 sits in Mesa County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
Mesa County, Colorado · Population 157,316
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$71,485
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 Q2 3,502 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 2,802 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 3,075 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,979 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 2,925 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,766 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,338 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,360 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,386 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,148 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,230 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,043 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,298 2 0 1540.8
2023 Q1 1,034 1 0 967.1
2022 Q4 807 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,382 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,016 2 0 1968.5
2022 Q1 1,049 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 850 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 662 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 974 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 797 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 495 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 497 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 668 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,050 1 0 952.4
2019 Q4 693 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 883 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,393 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,219 2 0 1640.7
2018 Q4 1,199 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 983 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 943 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,278 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 216 2 0 9259.3
2017 Q3 1,292 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 429 1 0 2331.0
2017 Q1 519 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,190 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 989 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,249 1 1 800.6
2016 Q1 1,195 4 0 3347.3
2015 Q4 1,205 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,228 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 680 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,224 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,096 1 0 912.4
2014 Q3 1,216 2 0 1644.7
2014 Q2 1,255 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 983 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 853 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 986 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,136 1 0 880.3
2013 Q1 571 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 690 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,367 2 1 1463.1
2012 Q1 799 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,198 4 1 3338.9
2011 Q3 1,287 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,189 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,153 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,089 1 0 918.3
2010 Q3 1,322 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,063 2 1 1881.5
2010 Q1 53 1 0 18867.9
2009 Q4 737 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,220 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,324 2 0 1510.6
2009 Q1 1,242 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,609 2 0 1243.0
2008 Q3 1,892 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,847 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,856 1 0 538.8
2007 Q4 2,494 1 0 401.0
2007 Q3 2,984 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,069 7 1 3383.3
2007 Q1 1,661 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,454 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,069 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,031 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,931 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,557 4 1 2569.0
2005 Q3 1,367 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,427 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,376 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,209 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,122 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 654 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 54 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 223 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 652 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,144 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 965 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 990 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,332 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,359 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 940 5 3 5319.1
2001 Q3 743 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 617 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 860 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 656 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 606 2 2 3300.3
2000 Q2 564 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 786 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2008 · 1 incident

April 17, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Parkerson Construction Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

On 3/21/08 EE stepped from under the cone belt to the over screen, when his feet went out from under him. He used his right arm to catch himself. When he got up he had pain in his shoulder and trouble raising his right arm. He continued working that day and full time until surgery on April 17th, 2008. As discussed with MSHA this injury becomes reportable on surgery date.

2007 · 2 incidents

November 13, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Parkerson Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE had surgery today on one wrist for carpal tunnel syndrome that was caused by repetitive motion. He will have surgery on the other wrist in approximately 6 weeks.

January 10, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Parkerson Construction Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Slamming against a rock jam with a 6 foot long digging bar.

2005 · 1 incident

March 4, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Parkerson Construction Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Changing liner on crusher. While swinging a 25lb hammer to loosen the cone cap nut the employee lost his balance and fell backwards and landed on a large bolt sticking up. This broke 2 of his ribs and caused a small puncture in his right lung. He was taken to the Emergency Room and released about 3 hours later. He was not admitted.