Mining Incidents

Crusher #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bruce W Hale
Clayton, Union County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901679

Crusher #1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–2000
Latest incident
Oct 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
49
citations
19
significant & substantial
$11,770
proposed penalties
$11,770
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
262
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: 262 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Crusher #1 has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-09-14.
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
2005 Q1 482 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,500 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 6,504 1 0 153.8
2004 Q2 6,268 9 2 1435.9
2004 Q1 1,252 1 0 798.7
2003 Q4 7,732 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 9,692 6 2 619.1
2003 Q2 12,152 0 0 0.0
Show 13 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q1 8,403 4 2 476.0
2002 Q4 8,085 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 10,539 1 1 94.9
2002 Q2 9,997 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,264 20 10 3192.8
2001 Q4 6,648 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,313 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,673 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 9,842 3 0 304.8
2000 Q4 8,785 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,598 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,523 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,059 4 2 496.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2000 · 1 incident

October 27, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Fall from machine

INJ WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER & SLIPPED HITTING GROUND & BREAKING HIS LEG

1999 · 2 incidents

July 1, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLEANING MATERIAL OUT OF FEEDER BINS USING A JACK HAMMER. SLIPPED AND HAMMER HIT HIS FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT AND BROKE HIS BIG TOE.

June 3, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GUARD RAIL TO GET DOWN OFF THE SCREEN DECK. A BOLT BROKE ON THE GUARD RAIL CAUSING INJURED TO FALL. HIS LEFT LEG GOT CAUGHT ON THE SCREEN DECK AND HIS RIGHT L EG TWISTED AT THE KNEE.

1997 · 2 incidents

July 15, 1997 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EE WAS UNLOADING THE CAN ON SCRAPER THE GROUND GAVE WAY AND THE SCRAPER ROLLED OVER TO THE RIGHT. BECAUSE OF EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES OF TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER THIS ACCIDENT I AM FILING THIS LATER PER FRED SAUCE.

February 11, 1997 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LABORER WAS TOLD TO TIE BACK THE DOOR ON PRIMARYWHILE TRYING TO GET ROCK OUT. EITHER THE DOOR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED OR WIRE BROKE CAUSING DOOR TO COME DOWN & STRIKE INJURED ON THE READ.

1995 · 1 incident

April 20, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED & ANOTHER EE WERE MOVING THE DIVERTER BOX. THE OTHER EE LET GO FIRST & THE WIEGHT CAUSED INJURED TO DISLOCATE HIS SHOULDER.

1994 · 1 incident

December 16, 1994 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLEANING UNDER CRUSHER AND RAKE GOT HUNG UP IN BOTTOM BELT RETURN ROLLER. HE PULLED AND IT CAME LOOSE, RAKE HIT HIM IN THE FACE (LIP).

1990 · 1 incident

April 2, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLEANING OFF DEFLECTOR BELT IN HEAD PULLEY. PULLEY CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED IT OFF CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE CAUGHT BY BELT.

1989 · 1 incident

January 12, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J R Hale Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING A STEEL PLATE APPROX WEIGHT LESS THAN 100 LBS WHEN HE PICKED IT UP HE TWISTED HIS BACK

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