Mining Incidents

CAPROCK PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Donald R Shannon
Lea County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901062

CAPROCK PIT has $55 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1986–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1
citations
0
significant & substantial
$55
proposed penalties
$55
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
49
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: 49 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CAPROCK PIT has $55 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.
$55
proposed penalties
$55
current assessed
$55
paid to date
$0
outstanding
1 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-02-10.
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
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 610 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 488 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 569 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 585 1 0 1709.4

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 26, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Caprock Sand & Gravel · Contact with electrical current

ELECTRICAL SHOR7 IN ELECTRIC WELDER IN BED OF PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN WELDER WAS ENERGISED TRUCK WAS GROUNDED & VICTIM HAD HAND ON TRUCK & WAS STANDING ON WET GROUND. CURRENT WENT THROUGH HAND AS W ICTUM MADE A DI9ECT AROUND FROM TRUCK.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 1 incident

December 18, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Caprock Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall onto or against objects

LIGHT RAIN CAUSED SLIPERY SURFACE ON FOOTRAIL ON DUMP TRUCK.FOOT SLIPPED WHEN EXITING TRUCK AND ELBOW STRUCK BATTERY BOX.

1990 · 1 incident

July 11, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caprock Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AT PARENT COMPANY SHOP IN TOWN,HAD FINISHED WELDING TIP ON RIPPER SHANK.PLACING SHANK ON FLOOR CAUGHT TOP OF RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGERS UNDER SHANK MASHING IT.

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