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Black Cat Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Jerry D Wright
Meridian, Ada County, ID  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1000365

Black Cat Pit has $32K 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
7
Years on record
1993–2006
Latest incident
May 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
127
citations
27
significant & substantial
$31,612
proposed penalties
$31,612
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
42
inspections on record
524
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: 524 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Black Cat Pit has $32K 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.
$32K
proposed penalties
$32K
current assessed
$32K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
127 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-03-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2021 Q4 1,193 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,327 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,382 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 622 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,097 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,285 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,210 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 664 3 0 4518.1
Show 79 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q4 1,182 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,276 3 1 2351.1
2019 Q2 1,154 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 652 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,159 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,470 1 0 680.3
2018 Q2 1,584 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 704 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,735 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,340 5 1 3731.3
2017 Q2 1,093 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,327 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,682 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,729 3 1 1735.1
2016 Q2 0 0 0
2016 Q1 0 0 0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 4 0
2014 Q2 647 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 842 2 0 2375.3
2013 Q4 733 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,385 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 954 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 299 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,044 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,211 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 884 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 385 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 790 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,626 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,291 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 218 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,041 4 1 3842.5
2010 Q3 1,206 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 870 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 424 2 0 4717.0
2009 Q4 1,026 5 1 4873.3
2009 Q3 932 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 748 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 40 1 0 25000.0
2008 Q4 318 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 535 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 628 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 913 14 4 15334.1
2007 Q4 1,759 16 2 9096.1
2007 Q3 2,066 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,274 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,200 2 0 909.1
2006 Q4 2,198 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,559 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,637 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,999 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,518 15 6 5957.1
2005 Q3 3,033 7 1 2307.9
2005 Q2 2,339 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,105 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,841 3 1 1629.5
2004 Q3 2,283 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,504 7 2 2795.5
2004 Q1 2,199 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,645 5 0 1890.4
2003 Q3 2,782 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,628 2 1 761.0
2003 Q1 2,688 5 3 1860.1
2002 Q4 2,673 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,270 5 1 948.8
2002 Q2 1,733 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 3,219 7 0 2174.6
2001 Q4 2,853 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,843 3 1 780.6
2001 Q2 3,485 3 0 860.8
2001 Q1 2,623 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,790 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,931 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,778 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,831 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2006 · 1 incident

May 1, 2006 ID · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C. Wright Construction Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A LANDSCAPE COMPANY CAME INTO THE PIT TO DUMP A LOAD. HIS TAILGATE MALFUNCTIONED AND IN THE COURSE OF TRYING TO GET TI TO WORK, HE LOST A TIP OF ONE FINGER. HE WAS NOT OUR EMPLOYEE. HE WAS A CUSTOMER.

2002 · 1 incident

July 24, 2002 ID · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C. Wright Construction Co Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CUSTOMERS PICKUP DIED AT THE SCALES, SO WE PRIMED THE CARBUERATOR WITH GAS AND IT BACKFIRED BURNING HIM IN THE FACE.

2001 · 2 incidents

1998 · 1 incident

1995 · 1 incident

October 4, 1995 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
C. Wright Construction Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELL CONE CAME LOOSE, LIFTING BACK INTO PLACE WHEN SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGER.

1993 · 1 incident

February 1, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
C. Wright Construction Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I HAD JUST REPLACED 2 BEARINGS IN FEEDER ON PRIMARY CHAIN ADN GOT GLOVE CAUGHT. TAKING OFF THE TIP OF FINGER.

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