Mining Incidents

Tinaja Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Joel M Perovich
Raton, Colfax County, NM  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2900495

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2010
Latest incident
Mar 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
103
citations
38
significant & substantial
$26,982
proposed penalties
$24,173
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 1,258 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,547 1 0 392.6
2025 Q2 82 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 32 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 98 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 39 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 743 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 184 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

4 on file

2010 · 1 incident

March 23, 2010 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perovich Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting metal strap with chopsaw, strap slipped, sawblade cut R Thumb.28

2009 · 1 incident

January 6, 2009 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Perovich Properties Inc · Struck against a moving object

Bulldozer removing snow on slight sidehill, lost traction on ice sliding 40' sideways, through berm. Falling 14' into pit, bulldozer landed on its side. Machine minimal damage, one broken window. Operator minimal bruising, contusions was wearing seatbelt. Operator sent to local emergency room to be checked. Prescribed Lortab as necessary.

2004 · 1 incident

May 17, 2004 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perovich Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was unfamiliar with this maintenance procedure, minimal damage, no impairment.

2002 · 1 incident

September 5, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perovich Properties Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SHOVELING SAND, COMPLAINED OF DISCOMFORT BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES, MUSCLE STRAIN.