Mining Incidents

C-JD-9 Metal/Non-Metal

Highbury Resources Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Anfield Energy Inc
Naturita, Montrose County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503066

C-JD-9 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
44
citations
8
significant & substantial
$3,899
proposed penalties
$3,624
paid to date
93% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $275 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
18
inspections on record
584
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: 584 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

C-JD-9 has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
44 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-08-22.
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
2007 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 41 1 0 24390.2
2006 Q2 357 1 0 2801.1
2006 Q1 353 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,773 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 4,845 6 2 1238.4
2005 Q2 4,902 1 0 204.0
Show 9 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q1 2,934 4 1 1363.3
2004 Q4 3,373 9 2 2668.2
2004 Q3 3,665 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,222 8 3 2482.9
2004 Q1 2,592 9 0 3472.2
2003 Q4 2,324 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,496 5 0 2003.2
2003 Q2 1,369 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 449 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2005 · 1 incident

August 18, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal stoper miner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cotter Corp · Struck by falling object

The employee was drilling a bolt hole in order to rock bolt some blocky ground when a rock fell and struck him on the head.

2004 · 1 incident

December 16, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cotter Corp · Fall from machine

The employee was hanging vent line while standing in the slightly elevated bucket of a loader. He jumped from the bucket (1 1/2 - 2 feet) and felt a pain in his back when he landed. He then drilled with a jackleg drill for about 2 hours and the following morning he experienced severe back pain.

1984 · 4 incidents

September 10, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cotter Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USING A 280 TOYO STOPER OT INSTALL SPLIT SET BOLTS. THE MACHINE WAS STAGED ON A 8 X 8 15 INCHES LONG TO GAIN THE EXTRA 4" NEEDED TO SET THE BOLT. THE MACHINE JUMPED OFF THE 8 X 8 A ND PUNCTURED THE INJURED\S RIGHT FOOT, ALSO BREAKING THE FOOT BONE TO THE LITTLE TOE.

August 31, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cotter Corp · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED A SHIFT BOSS AT THE JD-9 PROJECT WAS TESTING A JACKLEG TO ACERTAIN IF IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AS HE INSTALLED A BACK BOLT THE MACHINE SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT & MASHED THE LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT & THE LEG FEED HANDLE CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION & A COMMUNICATED FRACTURE.

August 24, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cotter Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WS USING A JACKLEG TO INSTALL SPLIT SET ROCK BOLTS INTO A MUDSTONE RIB. TO KEEP THE LEG FROM HANGING UP IT WAS NECESSARY TO CONTINUALLY MOVE THE LEG. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACUTE RIGHT SHOUL DER STRAIN

March 22, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
F & F Mendisco Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED MAN WAS MOVING A 16\ X 8 CAP TIMBER FROM THE SILL OF THE HAULAGE DRIFT. AS HE AND TWO OTHERS LIFTED, HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT KNEE CAUSING POSSIBLE TORN CARTILAGE.

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