Mining Incidents

Durango Gravel J&J Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Durango Gravel · Surface
Controlled by Helmericks Jim
Durango, La Plata County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0505183

MSHA record for Durango Gravel J&J Pit (mine ID 0505183). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2023
8
inspections on record
50
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: 50 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Durango Gravel 2023 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 2
2023 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Durango Gravel J&J Pit sits in La Plata County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
La Plata County, Colorado · Population 56,088
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$85,296
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 967 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 511 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 500 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 285 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 576 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 212 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 634 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 567 0 0 0.0
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 966 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 728 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 873 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.