Mining Incidents

AMERICAN MINERALS INC Metal/Non-Metal

American Minerals Inc · Facility
Controlled by Imerys S A
Deming, Luna County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901582

AMERICAN MINERALS INC has $905 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
2
significant & substantial
$905
proposed penalties
$905
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
117
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 117 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

AMERICAN MINERALS INC has $905 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$905
proposed penalties
$905
current assessed
$905
paid to date
$0
outstanding
12 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-02-26.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 496 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 970 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,260 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,738 1 1 575.4
2002 Q4 1,688 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,687 2 0 1185.5
2002 Q2 1,640 0 0 0.0
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q1 1,461 1 0 684.5
2001 Q4 1,684 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,550 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,796 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,892 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,634 8 1 4896.0
2000 Q3 1,414 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,656 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,835 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2002 · 1 incident

August 14, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING SCREENS TO CLEAN. WAS USING PRY BAR TO PULL SCREEN UP, BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK ON LEFT EYE.

2001 · 1 incident

October 18, 2001 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT PINKY FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHILE HELPING TO UNLOAD A PRESSURE WASHER OFF TRUCK, RESULTING IN A BROKEN FINGER.

1998 · 1 incident

April 15, 1998 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
American Minerals Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING MILL SCREENS, WHILE WALKING AROUND THE MILL HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE NAILS THAT WERE LYING ON THE FLOOR, CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

1996 · 1 incident

May 31, 1996 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Southwest American Minerals Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE AND A COWORKER WERE MOVING MATERIAL AND AT ABOUT 1700 HE TOLD COWORKER THAT HE FELT ILL. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON 6-1-96. ON 6-5-96 COWORKER CALLED TO SAY THE EE WOULD BE OUT 3 DAYS. ON 6 -1196 COWORKER CALLED AGAIN TO SAY THAT EE WOULDNOT BE ALLOWED TO WORK BECAUSE HIS ILLNESS WAS DUE TO DUST AT THE OPERATION.

1995 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

May 2, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southwest American Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS, WAS JUST GETTING OFF LOADER AND THE EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

1990 · 1 incident

October 8, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Southwest American Minerals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

NEEDED TO REPLACE SOME FUSES ON A SWITCH & WENT TO THE MASTER FUSE BOX OF THE CRUSHER WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE FUSE BOX IT SHORTED & BLEW UP IN FLAMES

1986 · 1 incident

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