Mining Incidents

Portable #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Mission, Hidalgo County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104094

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Nov 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
5
citations
0
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 S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1 883 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,358 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,297 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,371 2 0 1458.8
2010 Q1 1,382 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,392 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,350 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,371 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

4 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

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

2002 · 1 incident

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.

2000 · 1 incident

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