Mining Incidents

1860 Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Knife River Corporation
Waco, Mclennan County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103858

1860 Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1995–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
29
citations
11
significant & substantial
$3,774
proposed penalties
$3,250
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $524 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
249
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: 249 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

1860 Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-01-04.
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
2006 Q3 818 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,410 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,813 4 0 587.1
2005 Q4 6,757 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,868 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,283 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,797 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 8,371 1 0 119.5
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 7,006 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,989 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,965 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 7,150 1 0 139.9
2003 Q3 7,390 1 1 135.3
2003 Q2 7,460 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,700 2 1 298.5
2002 Q4 5,280 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,250 4 1 640.0
2002 Q2 5,540 4 2 722.0
2002 Q1 5,737 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,388 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,043 1 0 124.3
2001 Q2 7,455 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 6,410 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,950 4 2 672.3
2000 Q3 5,507 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,270 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,731 7 4 1876.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 1 incident

July 16, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Young Materials Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE SPLICE CONVEYOR BELT. REACHED OVER SIDE OF CONVEYOR TO LOOSEN BOLT TO ROLLER.HAND RAIL (CABLE SLIPPED) FELL TO SIDE, LEG HUNG IN FRAME OF CONVEYOR

1999 · 1 incident

October 23, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Young Materials Corp · Fall onto or against objects

OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINE. WAS GETTING OFF FORWARDS. WHEN FOOT SLIPPED AND ARM WAS ABLE TO GET STUCK IN HANDLE FOR WHERE YOU GRABB TO GET ON AND OFF MACHINE-WRIST INGNERED.

1996 · 1 incident

March 6, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Young Materials Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS CUTTING BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE TOWARDS BODY - KNIFE SLIPPED & MOTION OF SLIP CAUSEDWRIST TO RECEIVE CUT BEFORE FORCE OF MOTION COULD BE ARRESTED.

1995 · 1 incident

June 15, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Young Materials Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TAKING TURNS WITH OTHERS HITTING THE FLAT PLATE ON TOP OF THE BUSHING. HE MISSED THE PLATE AND RATHER THANT LET THE BAR FALL TO THE SIDE, HE TRIED TO STOP THE APPROX 50# DRIFT BAR FROM FALLING AND CAUSED A MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS BACK.

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