Mining Incidents

Portable #2 Metal/Non-Metal

Linn, Hidalgo County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103676

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Apr 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
3
citations
0
significant & substantial
$260
proposed penalties
$260
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
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 234 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,330 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 3,970 1 0 251.9
2008 Q1 4,113 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,606 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

2003 · 1 incident

April 4, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS WALKING PAST A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL AND WITHOUT STOPPING AND USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE SWEPT THE BUCKET UP SPRAINING HIS UPPER BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

August 30, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS REMOVING A STUCK ROCK FROM #1 BELT OUT OF FEEDERS, EE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND OTHER EE WAS PULLING ON IT. AT THIS TIME HE FELT A MINOR PAIN IN HIS LUMBAR BACK AREA.

2001 · 3 incidents

December 10, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver STRIKING OR BUMPING
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS AT THE LUBE AREA WITH HIS END DUMP TURNED OFF AND WHEELS CHOCKED. HE WAS INSPECTING THE UNDER CARRIAGE AND UPON COMPLETION HE WAS BACKING OUT BENT OVER. HE THOUGHT HE WAS CLEAR OF THE M ACHINE AND RAISED UP, HITTING THE AIR TANK DRAIN SPIGOT WITH THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.

July 31, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HITTING PLUGGED SCREEN WITH BRACE HAMMER, HEAD OF HAMMER WENT THROUGH SCREEN OPENING ALLOWING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND HAMMER HANDLE.

February 27, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Valley Caliche Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ASSEMBLING D-9 DOZER, PUTTING SWING ARM ON BLADEWHILE MOVING SWING ARM, CHAIN SLIPPED. SWING ARMHIT GROUND AND BOUNCED ON TOP OF VICTIM'S LEFT FOOT.