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Bisti Wash Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Farmington Sand & Gravel · Surface

Controlled by Stan Kozimor; Joe Kozimor

Farmington, San Juan County, NM · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2902097

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 2000–2006
Latest incident: Mar 2006

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$6,456

proposed penalties

$6,152

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
2016 Q4	1,450	1	0	689.7
2016 Q3	1,458	1	0	685.9
2016 Q2	1,799	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	1,906	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	1,310	1	0	763.4
2015 Q3	1,677	4	1	2385.2
2015 Q2	1,461	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	2,088	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

5 on file

2006 · 1 incident

March 13, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

Farmington Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was putting the torches away, using the backhoe to move them. He set the backhoe pad down to keep the backhoe from rolling while he got out to open the shed door. The backhoe came off the pad and rolled, pinning the employee's wrist to the shed with the backhoe bucket.

2005 · 3 incidents

June 20, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Farmington Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BREAKING BOLTS OFF SCREEN AT THE SAND PLANT. HE LATER EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF CHEST PAIN. THE MEDICAL PROVIDER DETERMINED THT EE HAD STRAINED HIS CHEST WALL AND NEEDED LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK IN ORDER TO HEAL.

June 14, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Farmington Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

EE WAS ON THE POWER CHUTES, CHANGING THE SCREENS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND (APPROX. 7.5'), BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.

June 8, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Farmington Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON THE SCRAPER WHEN IT FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A SLIGHT NUMBNESS, SWELLING AND PAIN. HE WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY AND AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN BACK TO THE DR FOR FULL RELEASE. HE WILL GO NEXT WEEK.

2000 · 1 incident

March 7, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Farmington Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK. HER BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND SHE SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK STEP. SHE FELL AND HER RIGHT ANKLE WAS SPRAINED AS IT LANDED ON A ROCK.