Loader operator in 980F was moving AB from stacker area to stockpile and hit a bump or dip in surface at 15 MPH, which rocked loader hard, causing EE to jerk in his seat, straining his lower back. EE was wearing seat belt, shock absorber working properly in loader.
Qmax Co Red Lake Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Qmax Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Elaine P Fann
Williams,
Coconino County,
AZ
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201691
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2003–2006
- Latest incident
- May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
20
citations
8
significant & substantial
$2,786
proposed penalties
$1,520
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q4 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,652 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 2,142 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 2,157 | 1 | 0 | 463.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,928 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,945 | 4 | 1 | 1358.2 |
| 2005 Q2 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2006 · 1 incident
May 24, 2006
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Qmax Company · Struck against a moving object
2005 · 1 incident
December 1, 2005
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Qmax Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Performing a belt splice repair, he used a short pry bar to lift flexcos. Bar slipped off flexco lacerating little finger, left hand. Employee was wearing gloves. Laceration required six sutures. No lost time. No impairment associated with accident.
2003 · 1 incident
Qmax Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OBSERVATION DECK OF JAW CRUSHER. ROCK WEDGED IN JAW, HYDRAULIC BREAKER MOVED INTO POSITION. BREAKER SLIPPED OFF ROCK, PINCHING HAND OF OBSERVER BETWEEN GUARD RAIL AND HAMMER.