Telluride Airport Pit has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2015–2024
Latest incident
Jun 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
71
citations
24
significant & substantial
$33,541
proposed penalties
$33,239
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $302 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
32
inspections on record
839
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: 839 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Telluride Airport Pit has $34K in proposed MSHA penalties and $302 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.
$34K
proposed penalties
$34K
current assessed
$33K
paid to date
$302
outstanding
67 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-12.
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
16
0
0
0.0
2025 Q3
8,177
2
0
244.6
2025 Q2
8,840
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
5,304
5
0
942.7
2024 Q4
9,912
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
9,120
1
0
109.6
2024 Q2
8,160
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
7,389
3
0
406.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4
9,538
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
11,011
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
11,520
4
2
347.2
2023 Q1
6,840
2
2
292.4
2022 Q4
10,031
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
8,023
1
1
124.6
2022 Q2
6,691
1
0
149.5
2022 Q1
5,248
6
6
1143.3
2021 Q4
6,376
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
5,648
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
6,588
0
0
0.0
2021 Q1
6,393
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
6,964
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
6,522
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
6,141
1
1
162.8
2019 Q4
6,836
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
6,937
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
8,150
8
1
981.6
2019 Q1
6,193
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
8,180
2
0
244.5
2018 Q3
5,765
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
7,965
8
5
1004.4
2018 Q1
5,502
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
9,395
9
2
958.0
2017 Q3
7,460
4
0
536.2
2017 Q2
11,145
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
8,062
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
20,483
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
10,584
1
0
94.5
2016 Q2
9,826
7
3
712.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2024 · 1 incident
June 3, 2024CO · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
While replacing dust bag on a filter motor the worker was reaching up and lost footing causing worker to reflexively grab at a bar and three finger tips on the right were pinched and cut between a bracket.
2022 · 1 incident
June 27, 2022CO · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerMACHINERY
While loading rock onto the stone splitter, employee's 3rd and 4th fingers on left hand were injured. The tips of the finger were clipped by the chisels coming down.
2017 · 2 incidents
October 13, 2017CO · Metal/Non-Metalstone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE was loading rock onto belt for splitting. Another rock fell on EE's finger. EE's right hand was caught between the rock EE was holding and the rock that fell. The 4th finger (ring finger) on right hand was broken.
October 3, 2017CO · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
EE stumbled on a rock and twisted left foot and upper body.
2015 · 1 incident
September 21, 2015CO · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerMACHINERY
Unknown operator · Struck against a moving object
At the end of the shift at 3pm, the employee was experiencing lower back pain. Employee is excavator operator.
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