Mining Incidents

El Jay Metal/Non-Metal

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

El Jay 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
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
May 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
53
citations
10
significant & substantial
$6,205
proposed penalties
$6,205
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
34
inspections on record
412
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: 412 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 $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
50 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-21.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
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
2024 Q2 298 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
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.

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