Mining Incidents

Fort Sumner Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Fort Sumner, De Baca County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2900484

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Jun 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
174
citations
41
significant & substantial
$79,239
proposed penalties
$79,239
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
2025 Q4 5,583 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,620 1 0 216.5
2025 Q2 5,209 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,579 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 5,426 3 1 552.9
2024 Q3 5,054 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,154 2 1 325.0
2024 Q1 6,672 0 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

17 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

June 10, 2008 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Struck (L) knee on electric motor while maintaining loader in shop. Pain and swelling in (L) knee.

May 12, 2008 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing bearing, tail pulley housing shifted smashing/pinning EE's right hand between bearing housing frame and crusher frame.

2007 · 2 incidents

August 31, 2007 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While pulling welding leads cables off reel, a sharp piece of metal lacerated his left hand index finger.

June 8, 2007 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While hammering pins on a screen (to tighten screen on shaker @ crusher) EE smashed middle finger on lt hand with small sledgehammer.

2006 · 4 incidents

October 9, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was hammering wedges to tighten a screen. He said his safety glasses were tinted and scratched and removed them to see. After removing safety glasses, he struck screen wedge with hammer. A flake of rust flew into right eye. He tried to wash it out with eye wash; did not work. Sent to clinic for treatment. Off work 4 1/2 days.

July 5, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Helping another employee lift trash barrels into loader bucket, he immediately felt mid and lower back pain.

May 22, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Sitting in office chair, chair broke, dumping him on the floor. He hit head on wall and injured right shoulder and arm.

2004 · 1 incident

January 30, 2004 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sam Sanders Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WALKING DOWN CRUSHER STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL PART WAY DOWN, GRABBED RAILING TO STOP FALL. SHOULDER PAIN APPEARED LATER.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 5, 2003 NM · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Sam Sanders Materials Inc · No Value Found

EE CHANGING SCREENS ON SHAKER #1. HIS LEG GOT TWISTED BETWEEN RAIL AND SCREENS. KNEE POPPED WHEN FREEING LEG.

April 7, 2003 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sam Sanders Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE TRIPPED OVER CABLE LYING ON THE GROUND BY THE DOOR OF THE SAUERMAN.

2002 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sam Sanders Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING HUB (HOUSING FROM LOG) WHEN LIFT-ING ACTION CREATED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

July 3, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sam Sanders Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD DOZER ON TRAILER. HE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON BOOMER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND SWUNG AROUND, HITTING HIM ON RIGHTELBOW.

2000 · 4 incidents

September 28, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sam Sanders Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A BOARD THAT HAD MUD ON IT WHICH RESULTED IN A SORE BACK.

September 5, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sam Sanders Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROUGH RIDING LOADER MADE EMPLOYEE'S BACK AND NECK STIFF AND SORE.

February 9, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sam Sanders Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM GRIZZLEY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEG.