Mount Emmons Project has $108 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
1
citations
1
significant & substantial
$108
proposed penalties
$108
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 86 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mount Emmons Project has $108 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$108
proposed penalties
$108
current assessed
$108
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $108 in penalties contested before the Commission, $108 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-01-28.
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.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
1citations taken to the federal commission · 100% of citations on record
Settled
1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$108 proposed, $108 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2008-04-23.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2014
0
2013
5
2012
1
2011
1
2010
1
2009
0
2008
3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mount Emmons Project sits in Gunnison County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Gunnison County, Colorado · Population 17,158
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$77,358
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
Employee was attempting to free a 12 foot section of air line from its hangar when he slipped on mud coating the sill between the rail and rib. He fell to the sill on his backside. The accident did not involve any mining equipment or protective devices. The work being performed was not part of a mining method, but a safety upgrade.
1991 · 2 incidents
July 23, 1991CO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS STARTING TO CLIMB A LADDER WHEN THE FOOTING OF THE LADDER BROKE FREE AN FELL. HE FELL APPROX. 7 FT ON TO HIS LEFT HAND HYPEREXTENDING THE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND.
May 25, 1991CO · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMP WAS PRYING UP FROZEN CONCRETE MANHOLE SECTION WHEN A WEDGE IT WAS PROPPED UP WITH SLIPPED AND FELL PINNING HIS THUMB BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS LACERATING THE THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A LIME SLAKER AT A DESIGNATED POSITION AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING BACKWARD AND HITTING HIS BACK AGAINST A MOTOR HOUSING THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A FRACTURED RIB