Mining Incidents

Apex Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
las vegas, Clark County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602329

Apex Pit has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1999–2001
Latest incident
Mar 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
70
citations
9
significant & substantial
$5,878
proposed penalties
$5,878
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
21
inspections on record
405
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: 405 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Apex Pit has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
70 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-08-19.
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
2008 Q3 0 1 0
2008 Q1 0 1 0
2007 Q4 843 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 5,986 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,655 3 1 310.7
2007 Q1 5,384 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,372 5 2 1143.6
2006 Q3 8,879 0 0 0.0
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2 6,453 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,830 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,440 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,842 8 0 1020.1
2005 Q2 3,480 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,480 19 2 5459.8
2004 Q4 5,242 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,449 1 0 183.5
2004 Q2 6,516 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 6,006 5 1 832.5
2003 Q4 6,823 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,796 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,533 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,774 8 3 1385.5
2002 Q4 7,875 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,488 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,063 3 0 1454.2
2002 Q1 3,488 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 5,875 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,059 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,593 4 0 606.7
2001 Q1 7,874 1 0 127.0
2000 Q4 4,195 11 0 2622.2
2000 Q3 7,532 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,877 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,440 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 1 incident

March 8, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN EE HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE CHANGING ANVILS IN A VERTICAL SHAFT IMPACTOR. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE ANVIL AND STRUCK HIS FOOT.

1999 · 3 incidents

August 11, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEARING A JAM IN JAW CRUSHER, WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED BACK AND CRUSHED THE TIPS ON LEFT MIDDLE OF RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

August 8, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Granite Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS INSTALLING NEW EQUIPMENT FOR PLANT AND WHILE LIFTING CHUTE PLATES, INJURED HIS BACK.

March 1, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Granite Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING SEVERAL BOLTS ON A 5 X 16 CEDAR RAPIDS SCREEN WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RT HAND.

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