Mining Incidents

Mountain States Crusher GCP2-4887 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Neil Jackson
Los Lunas, Valencia County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2902452

Mountain States Crusher GCP2-4887 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $165 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2019–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
20
citations
4
significant & substantial
$2,854
proposed penalties
$2,234
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $620 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
17
inspections on record
270
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: 270 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Mountain States Crusher GCP2-4887 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $165 outstanding across 5 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$165
outstanding
17 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-30.
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 6,021 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 5,064 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 5,493 1 1 182.0
2025 Q1 5,913 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,714 1 0 175.0
2024 Q3 5,860 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,489 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,359 0 0 0.0
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,747 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,161 3 1 581.3
2023 Q2 5,997 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 5,021 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 4,514 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 4,028 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,754 2 0 532.8
2020 Q4 5,690 2 1 351.5
2020 Q3 6,288 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,116 2 0 390.9
2020 Q1 5,615 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,636 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,316 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 5,413 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 4,460 3 0 672.6
2018 Q4 3,150 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 5,040 2 0 396.8
2018 Q2 4,704 2 0 425.2
2018 Q1 2,062 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 451 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,788 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,263 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 3,427 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,408 1 0 293.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2025 · 1 incident

2020 · 3 incidents

October 29, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Maintenance work was done on conveyor belt. Crew had meeting prior to bump. Employees were instructed to stay in one spot away from the unguarded area when bump was going to be active. Conveyor belt guard was left off during this process. Injured employee walked back to this area and stuck arm back in when the bump was activated.

June 18, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a utility knife, cutting towards EE's right hand. Made the cut and cut the top of EE's right hand, tip of blade went into EE's hand, small laceration.

May 13, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was laying down on conveyor belt trying to remove a strap that was placed on the side, ratchet on strap was not releasing tension, EE reach over with EE's right arm to cut 1/2 width strap, with a forward and back motion to make the cut employee felt a sharp pain in EE's right shoulder.

2019 · 1 incident

January 11, 2019 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Fall from ladders

Employee was climbing a ladder when EE slipped and fell on the right leg / right side. Employee climbed on the ladder to about 5ft to get to screen platform. Area was watered down right before the employee started climbing and EE's work boots were very muddy. Employee states had three point contact. Employee fractured left Femoral neck bone.

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