Portable #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Valley Caliche Products Inc · Surface

Controlled by Robert H Thompson; Cory Thompson

Mission, Hidalgo County, TX · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4104094

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Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$455

proposed penalties

$455

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	Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1	883	0	0.0
2010 Q4	1,358	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,297	0	0.0
2010 Q2	1,371	2	1458.8
2010 Q1	1,382	0	0.0
2009 Q4	1,392	0	0.0
2009 Q3	1,350	0	0.0
2009 Q2	1,371	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

4 on file

November 2, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Valley Caliche Products Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PLATFORM INSERT INSIDE CRUSHER. PLATFORM SHIFTED AND EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 3 FOOT TO THE CONVEYOR BELT.

April 26, 2005 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Valley Caliche Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNHOOKING BLOW BAR FROM CRADLE WHEN BLOW BAR SHIFTED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN BLOW BAR AND CRADLE FRAME

December 16, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Valley Caliche Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DIGGING PORTABLE #3 CRUSHER TIRES WHEN GRUBBING HOE STRUCK A ROCK STRAINING HIS LEFT WRIST.

September 28, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

Valley Caliche Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS EXITING THE OPERTOR TRAILER FROM A SEATEDPOSITION HE JUMPED TO GROUND & HIS RIGHT FOOT TWISTED ON A ROCK