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HOLIDAY/EL MESQUITE Metal/Non-Metal

Cogema Mining Inc · Facility

Controlled by Cogema S A

Bruni, Duval County, TX · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4102807

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

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2	1,408	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	1,404	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,152	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	1,336	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	1,421	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	1,282	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	1,068	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	1,384	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

February 22, 2006 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE

Cogema Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Torching "I" beams. Piece of beam fell onto can of spray paint lying on plant pad. Sharp corner of beam punctured can causing worker to be sprayed with paint. Paint ignited with torch flame, clothing caught fire causing burns.

2000 · 4 incidents

October 5, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Cogema Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE POLY HOSES FROM A CULVERT BY BENDING DOWN & PULLING THEM THROUGH THE CULVERT. HE FELT A LOWER BACK DISCOMFORT WHEN HE PULLED ON ONE OF THEM.

April 27, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Cogema Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CONTRACT EE WAS TRACING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE AND TRACED IT TO A CULVERT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE CABLE OUT OF THE CULVERT HE STIRRED UP A NEST OF HONEYBEES THAT WERE INSIDE THE CULVERT. EE SUFFERED BEE STINGS TO THE HEAD AND EAR WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE AN ALLERGIVC REACTION.

April 26, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY

Cogema Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONTRACT EMPLOYEE WAS SHREDDING POLY HOSE WHEN A 12' PIECE OF HOSE BECAME LODGED IN THE SHREDDER. EMPLOYEE DISENGAGED THE SHREDDER AND AS HE ENGAGED IT AGAIN THE HOSE WHIPLASHED AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE NECK AND CHEST AREA. CONTRACTOR SUFFERED SOME SCRAPES AND CONTUSIONS TO THE NECK AND CHEST AREA.

April 5, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Cogema Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON BOTH KNEES ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN SOME BOLTS ON AN RO AND CAP. WHEN HE STRETCHED TO REACH THE FURTHEST MOST BOLT HE FELT A MINOR DISCOMFORT TO HIS LEFT GROIN AREA. HE H AD DIFFICULTY WALKING. WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DOCTOR AS A LEFT INGUINAL STRAIN.