Mining Incidents

Banner Mill Site Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Golconda Gold Ltd
Lordsburg, Hidalgo County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902357

Banner Mill Site has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $500 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009–2010
Latest incident
Oct 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
26
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,070
proposed penalties
$2,570
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $500 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
15
inspections on record
235
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: 235 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Banner Mill Site has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $500 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$500
outstanding
26 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-06-17.
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
2016 Q2 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 219 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 286 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 281 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 281 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 308 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 348 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 177 0 0 0.0
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q1 152 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,955 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 8,130 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 9,054 2 0 220.9
2013 Q1 9,623 3 0 311.8
2012 Q4 9,258 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,090 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,889 1 0 126.8
2012 Q1 7,884 2 0 253.7
2011 Q4 6,609 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 7,550 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 7,152 5 1 699.1
2011 Q1 6,104 8 3 1310.6
2010 Q4 6,856 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 8,157 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 8,248 1 0 121.2
2010 Q1 7,894 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,357 2 0 271.8
2009 Q3 7,459 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 7,905 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,180 2 0 244.5
2008 Q3 3,121 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 415 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 182 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

October 1, 2010 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lordsburg Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE said he and another worker were measuring a water line when he felt his right knee trying to lock up on him. That afternoon the same thing happen again. They did not report this to the supervisor. The next day on his regular day off, he said his knee was still sore and he put a brace and ice on it. 4:30 PM they took him to the hosiptal to get it checked out.

May 27, 2010 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lordsburg Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE had just finished lunch and was walking back to the ball mill when he said somehow he twisted his ankle. I took EE to the clinic in Lordsburg, NM. EE had his right ankle X-Rayed,no broken bones. The PA-C told EE not to go back to work until Tuesday, June 1, on light duty.

2009 · 1 incident

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