Western Mobile New Mexico Inc · Fall from machine
CLIMBED LADDER ON 980 G LOADER TO GET W0RK GLOVES, REACHED INTO LOADER NEXT THING HE REMEMBERS IS LYING ON GROUND
Chiefton Powerscreen: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Chiefton Powerscreen has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1997
- Latest incident
- Jun 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Bassett Gravel Company 1987 to 1988
- H & R Gravel Products 1988 to 1992
- High Valley Sand & Gravel 1992 to 1995
- Western Mobile New Mexico Inc 1995 to 1998
- Western Mobile New Mexico Inc 1998 to 2001
- Western Mobile Inc. 2001 to 2001
- Lafarge Southwest 2002 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Chiefton Powerscreen sits in Valencia County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Valencia County, New Mexico · Population 77,382
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$58,333
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.