Mining Incidents

Chaves County Portable Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Chaves County-Nm
Rowsell, Chaves County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900377

Chaves County Portable has $805 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
4
Years on record
1991–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
15
citations
0
significant & substantial
$805
proposed penalties
$805
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
23
inspections on record
352
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: 352 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Chaves County Portable has $805 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.
$805
proposed penalties
$805
current assessed
$805
paid to date
$0
outstanding
14 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2006-07-06.
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 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 1,888 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,004 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,018 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,769 1 0 565.3
2006 Q2 2,000 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,010 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,507 0 0 0.0
Show 23 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 2,313 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,798 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,379 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,119 5 0 2359.6
2004 Q3 2,666 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,800 1 0 357.1
2004 Q1 2,455 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,305 1 0 433.8
2003 Q3 2,732 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,578 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,230 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,207 2 0 906.2
2002 Q3 1,609 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,958 1 0 510.7
2002 Q1 2,293 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,153 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,382 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,270 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,313 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,020 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,012 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,234 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,227 4 0 1796.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2006 · 1 incident

March 30, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Chaves County Road Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee claims that running the loader for long time in one spot caused his knee to swell.

2004 · 1 incident

March 3, 2004 NM · Metal/Non-Metal

Employee had been cleaning screen on shaker, step down from conveyor, put weight on left leg, felt knee pop.

1991 · 2 incidents

August 26, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Chaves County Road Department · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BENDING OER TO GREASE THE CONVEYOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A LOAD INTO THE TRAP WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK AREA.

May 27, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chaves County Road Department · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

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