Mining Incidents

Bisti Wash Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Farmington, San Juan County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902097

Bisti Wash Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 14 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1992–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
56
citations
13
significant & substantial
$6,456
proposed penalties
$6,152
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $304 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
46
inspections on record
521
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: 521 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bisti Wash Plant has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 14 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
56 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2016-11-17.
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 Q4 1,450 1 0 689.7
2016 Q3 1,458 1 0 685.9
2016 Q2 1,799 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,906 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 1,310 1 0 763.4
2015 Q3 1,677 4 1 2385.2
2015 Q2 1,461 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,088 0 0 0.0
Show 60 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2014 Q4 2,256 3 1 1329.8
2014 Q3 2,126 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,665 4 1 2402.4
2014 Q1 2,342 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,818 4 1 2200.2
2013 Q3 968 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,734 1 0 576.7
2013 Q1 1,884 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,662 2 0 1203.4
2012 Q3 1,977 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,060 3 2 1456.3
2012 Q1 1,849 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,326 2 0 859.8
2011 Q3 2,446 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,235 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,547 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,124 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,347 2 1 852.2
2010 Q2 2,039 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,102 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,100 2 0 1818.2
2009 Q3 1,245 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,232 3 0 2435.1
2009 Q1 1,238 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,168 4 2 3424.7
2008 Q3 1,272 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,305 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 492 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,207 2 1 1657.0
2007 Q3 792 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,287 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,020 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,269 2 0 1576.0
2006 Q3 1,338 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,461 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 925 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,250 1 0 800.0
2005 Q3 1,375 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,065 1 0 939.0
2005 Q1 1,406 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,274 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,951 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,170 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,898 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 881 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,432 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,499 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,290 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,352 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 860 3 0 3488.4
2002 Q2 3,334 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 745 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 865 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 817 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,251 3 1 2398.1
2001 Q1 602 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 832 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 959 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 969 2 0 2064.0
2000 Q1 765 5 2 6535.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2006 · 1 incident

March 13, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was putting the torches away, using the backhoe to move them. He set the backhoe pad down to keep the backhoe from rolling while he got out to open the shed door. The backhoe came off the pad and rolled, pinning the employee's wrist to the shed with the backhoe bucket.

2005 · 3 incidents

June 20, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BREAKING BOLTS OFF SCREEN AT THE SAND PLANT. HE LATER EXPERIENCED A GREAT DEAL OF CHEST PAIN. THE MEDICAL PROVIDER DETERMINED THT EE HAD STRAINED HIS CHEST WALL AND NEEDED LIGHT DUTY FOR 1 WEEK IN ORDER TO HEAL.

June 14, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

EE WAS ON THE POWER CHUTES, CHANGING THE SCREENS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND (APPROX. 7.5'), BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.

June 8, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON THE SCRAPER WHEN IT FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING A SLIGHT NUMBNESS, SWELLING AND PAIN. HE WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY AND AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN BACK TO THE DR FOR FULL RELEASE. HE WILL GO NEXT WEEK.

2000 · 1 incident

March 7, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK. HER BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND SHE SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK STEP. SHE FELL AND HER RIGHT ANKLE WAS SPRAINED AS IT LANDED ON A ROCK.

1997 · 1 incident

August 28, 1997 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHECKING THE AIR SYSTEM ON THE LOADER. THE ENGINE ON THE LOADER WAS RUNNING. SOMETHING MUST HAVE FELL INTO THE FAN THEN GOT BLOWN BACK AND HIT EE IN THE EYE.

1995 · 3 incidents

September 11, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Fall from ladders

AFTER CLEANING THE SCREENS ON THE SAND PLANT, HEWAS COMING BACK DOWN THE LADDER & SLIPPED OFF, LANDING FLAT FOOTED & JARRING HIS BACK.

July 18, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A PICKUP HEADING BACK TO THE DUMP TRUCK. THE PICKUP WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE. EE STEPPED WRONG AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

May 9, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP THE CONVEYOR TO ATTACH THE LEG AT THE TOP. HE REACHED OVER TO GRAB THE LEG AND THE LEG MOVED SO HE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND BACK ON THE ANKLE IRON TO HOLD ON AND THE LEG CAM E BACK AND HIT HIS HAND CRUSHING HIS RIGHT POITN FINGER.

1992 · 1 incident

July 23, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Farmington Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING HOLDING NUT ON BOTTOM IRON ON MANTLE THE CHAIN WAS NOT FASTENED TO STEEL HAMMER LUG ON TOP, BUT AROUND THE BOTTOM WHICH MADE THE NUT TOP HEAVY. IT TIPPED SIDEWAYS AND HIT INJUR ED ON THE RIGHT LEG.

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The full compliance file on Bisti Wash Plant

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.