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El Jay: 53 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Grand County-Co
Fraser, Grand County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504092

El Jay has $7K 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
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
53
citations
10
significant & substantial
$6,766
proposed penalties
$6,766
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Grand County Road & Bridge Department's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
413
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: 413 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

El Jay has $7K 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-23.
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.
18.9%
significant & substantial
5.7%
high negligence or reckless
18.9%
reasonably likely or greater
56.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.7% low, 88.7% moderate, 5.7% 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: 2026-06-24
10%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
17
samples
10
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz101 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg5
  • Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz2
Show the individual readings (17)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2005-11-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.72 0.72 1.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-06-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2026-06-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-08-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.38 0.82 0.46 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-08-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2018-08-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.43 0.51 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-04-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-04-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 0.59 0.37 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-07-14 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0.16 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-07-14 Unlisted Particulate, total, <1% Qtz 0 Bulldozer Operator
2010-08-26 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-08-26 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 0.83 0.41 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-11-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 0.97 0.35 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-04-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 0.72 0.49 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-04-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 0.61 0.59 Bulldozer Operator
2005-04-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 0.49 0.61 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-04-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.6 0.40 Crusher Oper/Worker

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2014-08-13, 12 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2014-08-13 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. Grand County Road & Bridge Department 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 2
2025 2
2024 1
2023 1
2022 0
2021 1
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 4
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 3
2007 4
2006 3
2005 3
2004 3
2003 3
2002 3
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

El Jay 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 Q2 1,235 3 1 2429.1
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 258 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,217 4 0 3286.8
2025 Q2 583 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 226 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 298 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 168 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 3 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 223 3 1 13452.9
2021 Q2 44 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 243 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 521 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 383 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 423 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,126 1 0 888.1
2019 Q2 692 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 251 1 0 3984.1
2018 Q2 332 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 517 1 0 1934.2
2017 Q3 1,150 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 871 6 1 6888.6
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 170 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 796 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 571 2 1 3502.6
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 562 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,348 1 0 741.8
2015 Q2 725 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 589 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,529 5 1 3270.1
2014 Q2 668 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 2,090 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,086 1 0 920.8
2013 Q2 926 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 460 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,388 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 980 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 639 3 1 4694.8
2011 Q3 1,212 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 566 3 0 5300.4
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 204 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 730 1 1 1369.9
2010 Q2 1,083 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 0 0 0
2009 Q3 972 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 412 5 1 12135.9
2009 Q1 23 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 683 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,514 2 0 1321.0
2008 Q2 906 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 898 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,664 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,115 1 0 896.9
2007 Q1 43 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 281 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,345 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 680 1 1 1470.6
2005 Q3 2,078 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,709 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 724 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,267 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,075 1 0 930.2
2004 Q1 270 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,331 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,477 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,238 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 131 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,302 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,736 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,578 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 81 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,357 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,775 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,511 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 872 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,298 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 708 5 1 7062.1
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

May 18, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Grand County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by falling object

WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE INSPECTION AND CLEANING AT THE CRUSHER AREA, A 6 - 8" ROCK FELL OFF RUNNING BELT ONTO THE BACK OF THE EMPLOYEE.