Mining Incidents

Portable Screener #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Conner Bjustrom
Tres Piedras, Rio Arriba County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902158

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
May 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
90
citations
20
significant & substantial
$14,963
proposed penalties
$13,886
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 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 1 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 181 3 0 16574.6
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

2005 · 2 incidents

May 26, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Colorado Lava Inc · Struck by flying object

3 Employees were replacing a V-Belt on the nugget stacker. The employee that had the injury was taking the V-belt up to the other employees when a gust of wind blew dust and metal shavings off the stacker into his eye.

March 24, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Lava Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was filling Bobcat (skidsteer) with fuel and had fuel splash out resulting in fuel in face and eyes

2004 · 1 incident

November 17, 2004 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Colorado Lava Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was helping reblock jaw crusher, and blocks gave way. Machine dropped 6" and the cross member hit employee between shoulder blades.

2003 · 1 incident

March 3, 2003 NM · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Lava Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOOSENING A TAKE UP BEARING ADJUSTER WHEN THE WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

2001 · 1 incident

May 25, 2001 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Colorado Lava Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE & COWORKER WERE CHECKING CONTROL BOX IN THE CONTROL VAN FOR 100' CONVEYOR. POWER WAS ON AND WHEN EE WENT TO SHUT IT OFF, SOMETHING SHORTED BETWEEN MIDDLE FUSE AND ON/OFF HANDLE. EE RECEIVED BURNS ON BOTH WRISTS. ER DR. ORIGINALLY TREATED AND RELEASED HIM TO WORK. FOLLOWUP VISIT WITH ANOTHER DR. THE NEXT DAY ADVISED HIM TO TAKE TIME OFF TO AVOID DUST AND POSSIBLE INFECTION.