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Robert Caldwell; Dale Armstrong controller

MSHA controller ID: 0124281

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
6
Mines on record
1
Years on record
2017–2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
89
citations
19
significant & substantial
$58,005
proposed penalties
$55,790
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,216 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
26
inspections on record
790
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: 790 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$58K
proposed penalties
$56K
current assessed
$56K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2023-11-02.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2023
1
2021
3 (1f)
2019
1
2017
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
September 21, 2021 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Black Rock Services LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

For unknown reason an independent driver lost control of belly truck which caused it to jack knife, throwning driver from the cab. Driver was then run over by same truck.

March 24, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Black Rock Services LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Approx. 8-8:30 pm after shift, employee drove a vehicle onto mine site and stopped close to generator, left vehicle running, gear selector in drive position, did not set emergency brake or chalk wheels. Got out and started generator. EE appeared to have come out of generator and stopped in front of vehicle to urinate, back to vehicle. Vehicle rolled, pinned EE against generator.

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