Granite Mountain Qrys-Crystal Hill Plt has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
64
Years on record
1987–2025
Latest incident
May 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
209
citations
41
significant & substantial
$50,328
proposed penalties
$43,584
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $6,744 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
68
inspections on record
1,463
inspection hours
14.3
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.
209 citations across 1,463 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Granite Mountain Qrys-Crystal Hill Plt has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$50K
proposed penalties
$44K
current assessed
$44K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
208 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-22.
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
8,557
2
0
233.7
2025 Q3
9,018
3
0
332.7
2025 Q2
10,272
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
9,527
3
1
314.9
2024 Q4
10,208
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
10,028
6
1
598.3
2024 Q2
10,340
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
10,609
2
1
188.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
10,500
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
10,264
3
0
292.3
2023 Q2
11,191
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
9,133
5
1
547.5
2022 Q4
8,570
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
10,066
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
11,220
2
0
178.3
2022 Q1
11,328
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
10,547
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
12,477
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
10,957
1
0
91.3
2021 Q1
8,237
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
10,050
2
1
199.0
2020 Q3
8,740
2
0
228.8
2020 Q2
8,367
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
9,119
2
0
219.3
2019 Q4
8,884
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
9,483
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
9,363
2
0
213.6
2019 Q1
7,870
2
0
254.1
2018 Q4
7,783
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
8,419
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
9,284
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
9,982
1
0
100.2
2017 Q4
7,990
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
7,841
1
0
127.5
2017 Q2
11,001
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
7,601
3
0
394.7
2016 Q4
9,131
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
7,661
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
8,460
1
0
118.2
2016 Q1
8,421
3
0
356.3
2015 Q4
8,194
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
8,840
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
8,256
1
0
121.1
2015 Q1
7,831
1
0
127.7
2014 Q4
7,861
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
8,010
3
0
374.5
2014 Q2
7,929
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
7,218
2
0
277.1
2013 Q4
5,228
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
5,450
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
5,288
2
0
378.2
2013 Q1
5,825
4
0
686.7
2012 Q4
6,893
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
7,283
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
7,199
4
2
555.6
2012 Q1
6,181
4
0
647.1
2011 Q4
5,233
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
5,222
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
6,522
1
0
153.3
2011 Q1
6,568
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
6,690
3
1
448.4
2010 Q3
8,688
4
1
460.4
2010 Q2
6,675
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
4,865
9
0
1849.9
2009 Q4
6,124
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
6,654
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
7,533
2
0
265.5
2009 Q1
8,186
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
8,687
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
9,491
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
7,089
1
0
141.1
2008 Q1
9,261
10
0
1079.8
2007 Q4
9,237
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
9,600
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
10,570
5
0
473.0
2007 Q1
10,138
3
0
295.9
2006 Q4
9,599
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
11,253
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
10,355
8
4
772.6
2006 Q1
11,553
3
1
259.7
2005 Q4
11,884
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
11,588
4
4
345.2
2005 Q2
8,128
14
5
1722.4
2005 Q1
7,965
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
8,604
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,463
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
9,539
5
2
524.2
2004 Q1
10,246
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
11,933
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
13,130
6
0
457.0
2003 Q2
12,229
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
9,427
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
11,125
4
1
359.6
2002 Q3
11,649
44
8
3777.1
2002 Q2
11,237
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
8,128
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
9,899
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
10,193
6
5
588.6
2001 Q2
9,054
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
7,398
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
8,771
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
10,700
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
11,037
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
10,418
10
2
959.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
64 on file
2025 · 1 incident
May 31, 2025AR · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was working on the Jaw Feeder and was removing the Jaw Grizzly Bars. EE was helping to remove the old Grizzly Bars. One of the bars hung up while EE was trying to move it. When the bar broke free, it rolled over and crushed left hand-index, middle, and ring fingers. This resulted in lacerations to all three fingers.
2023 · 1 incident
August 3, 2023AR · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was lifting 1/2" metal shim into the jaw and felt a pain in their mid-back. EE then went ahead and put the shim into place and back pain continued. EE then notified the supervisor of the back injury.
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was holding bolt head to enable tightening of lock nut. When the impact wrench was activated to tighten the nut, it caused the bolt to spin and crush employee's right middle finger between bolt head and crusher housing.
April 11, 2022AR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
IE was holding the t-handle punch while co-worker was hitting it with a sledge hammer. Co-worker missed and the hammer hit the side of the crusher causing the hammer to ricochet hitting IE's hand.
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was using a pry bar to dislodge a rock in the tail pulley of a conveyor. After the rock was dislodged and employee was sliding out the pry bar, their hand struck a rock and resulted in laceration of their finger.
2021 · 1 incident
February 1, 2021AR · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
IE was helping with changing v-belts. The belts were put back on but 1 belt was twisted, so another EE was using a pipe wrench on the shaft and it slipped off causing the belt to roll back pinching IE's thumb.
2015 · 1 incident
September 25, 2015AR · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
He was holding the ladder by a rope out of the way so the rock breaker could get in the jaw to hammer down the side plates. While he was holding the ladder by the rope and guiding the operator the rock breaker hit the ladder and smashing the tip of his middle finger. He was behind a guard rail
2013 · 5 incidents
December 13, 2013AR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
He had been standing all day running the plant when he turned wrong & hurt his back. He went to the Dr. on 6/10/13 the Dr. said it was a strain and employee went back to work. He was still having some trouble 7/11/13 they scheduled an MRI. He seen surgeon on 7/22/13 & decided he didn't want surgery. He then went back on 8/8/13 & he decided to have the surgery on 8/28/13.
February 27, 2013AR · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY
He was grinding inside the main frame liners in the simmon crusher when a piece of metal got in his right eye. He was wearing all of his PPE, safety glasses, and face shield. He also washed his eye out several times thinking that he had gotten. On Friday March 1st is when he when to the doctor.
Was lifting gear on the side of feeder, putting on cover of the gear on the other side, and standing on unlevel ground. Accident was on 7/29/09 he didn't ask to go to the doctor till 8/13/09.
McGeorge Contracting · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Changing roller bracket got his hand caught in the bracket when it fell off the conveyor. The accident was on 4-9-08 but he didn't go to the doctor till 4-14-08
Bobcat was doing clean up at the hopper when haul truck backing up to dump didn't see the bobcat & bumped the back of bobcat with tire. Employee's neck was hurting.
EE WAS WAITING FOR ANTOHER EMPLOYEE TO RELEASE THE COME-A-LONG WHEN HE LOOKED TO SEE A JACK WAS BACK FOR ENOUGH. WHEN THE COM-A-LONG WAS RELEASED THE COME-A-LONG BROKE. RELEASING THE JAW CAT CHIGN HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE JAW AND COME-A-LONG.
CHANGING OXYGEN BOTTLE ON WELDING TRUCK AND DROPPED BOTTLE ON FOOT BRUISING RIGHT FOOT.
July 8, 1994AR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
DUMPING A LOADED TRUBK ENGING DIED THE TRUCK ROLLED OFFF HILL & OVER TURNED
1991 · 3 incidents
August 30, 1991AR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
GREASING HEAD & TAIL PULLEY,SLIPPED & FELL OFF CONVEYOR BELT ON WALKWAY HITTING HANDRAIL,STRAINING MUSCLES IN NECK & HIP -BRUISES.
January 11, 1991AR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL ON GRINDER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.
1989 · 1 incident
September 7, 1989AR · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A LIFTING EYE BROKE OFF OF A GRAVEL CHUTE THAT WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE CRUSHER THE CHUTE WEIGHED APPROX 400 TO 500 LBS THE CHUTE BUMPED I.NAME ON THE SIDE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE THEREFORE HE FELL OFF THE CRUSHER HITTING THE SMALL OF HIS BACK ON A CONVEYOR BEFORE GOING TO THE GROUND HE WAS APPROX 8 FT OFF OF GROUND LEVEL
EMPLOYEE WAS SW3NGING SLEDGE HAMMER & IT DEFLECTED OFF MOTOR COVER HITTING LEFT FOOT CAUSING HAIRLINE FX.TO THE 2ND METATURICL HAVING CAST SPLINT PUT ON
April 8, 1987AR · Metal/Non-Metaldriller, highwall helper, highwall drill helperMACHINERY
ENTERING LOADER3& TRIGGERING THE HOIST CONTROLL BUCKET CAME DOWN PINNING RT .FOOT
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