American Building Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR ERROR OPERA TOR DROVE TROO CLOSE TO EMBANKMENT CAUSING DOZER TO ROLL OFF EMBANKMENT
Baca Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Cal Mat Co
· Surface
Controlled by
Vulcan Materials Company
Algodones,
Sandoval County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901667
Baca Pit has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1993–2016
- Latest incident
- Apr 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
133
citations
33
significant & substantial
$22,662
proposed penalties
$21,381
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,281 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
56
inspections on record
959
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 959 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Baca Pit has $23K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 5 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$23K
proposed penalties
$21K
current assessed
$21K
paid to date
$100
outstanding
126 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-17.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 489 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 7,201 | 2 | 1 | 277.7 |
| 2019 Q3 | 7,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 7,286 | 2 | 1 | 274.5 |
| 2019 Q1 | 7,147 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 6,384 | 1 | 0 | 156.6 |
| 2018 Q3 | 6,127 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Q2 | 6,699 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 5,336 | 4 | 1 | 749.6 |
| 2017 Q4 | 3,559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 5,919 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,150 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 9,231 | 3 | 2 | 325.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 9,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 11,222 | 7 | 1 | 623.8 |
| 2016 Q2 | 11,899 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 11,145 | 2 | 0 | 179.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 11,511 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 12,394 | 11 | 2 | 887.5 |
| 2015 Q2 | 8,515 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 7,319 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 8,307 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 10,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 9,592 | 6 | 2 | 625.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 9,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 7,627 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 7,483 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,059 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,304 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 7,056 | 8 | 2 | 1133.8 |
| 2012 Q2 | 6,397 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 3,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 5,407 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 6,340 | 1 | 0 | 157.7 |
| 2011 Q2 | 5,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 3,419 | 2 | 0 | 585.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 6,356 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,672 | 1 | 0 | 374.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 6,462 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 7,471 | 3 | 1 | 401.6 |
| 2009 Q2 | 6,623 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 5,794 | 5 | 0 | 863.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 5,382 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 7,593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 8,980 | 3 | 0 | 334.1 |
| 2008 Q1 | 9,577 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 9,805 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 11,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 12,404 | 7 | 0 | 564.3 |
| 2007 Q1 | 12,599 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 13,824 | 3 | 1 | 217.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 16,790 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 11,098 | 6 | 5 | 540.6 |
| 2006 Q1 | 11,882 | 4 | 0 | 336.6 |
| 2005 Q4 | 11,810 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 10,790 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 9,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 8,017 | 2 | 1 | 249.5 |
| 2004 Q4 | 9,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 11,027 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 9,987 | 9 | 0 | 901.2 |
| 2004 Q1 | 13,174 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 11,845 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 10,689 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 11,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 9,846 | 7 | 1 | 710.9 |
| 2002 Q4 | 10,251 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 12,208 | 7 | 1 | 573.4 |
| 2002 Q2 | 13,629 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 12,119 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 12,791 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 10,961 | 7 | 4 | 638.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 10,108 | 5 | 1 | 494.7 |
| 2001 Q1 | 10,129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 9,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 10,881 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 8,723 | 3 | 0 | 343.9 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,623 | 12 | 6 | 2134.1 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
4 on file (excluding fatalities above)2016 · 1 incident
April 19, 2016
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cal Mat Co · Fall onto or against objects
Employee alleges they were exiting PC 750 excavator supporting self with right forearm and missed a step falling against excavator.
2014 · 1 incident
October 17, 2014
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Waycor Materials, Inc. · Struck against a moving object
Haul truck driver sustained back strain when excavator bucket jolted haul truck.
2013 · 1 incident
May 29, 2013
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Waycor Materials, Inc. · Struck by falling object
Employee was checking the wear liner on crusher, when he bent down to lift inspection access door an angle iron fell on his shoulder/upper back.
1994 · 1 incident
December 2, 1994
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Building Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER. HE WAS PULLING THE BELT TO TURN THE ROLLERS WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT RINGFINGER.
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The full compliance file on Baca Pit
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.