Continental Mill Complex has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1993–2017
Latest incident
Aug 2017
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
46
citations
7
significant & substantial
$6,197
proposed penalties
$5,490
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $707 gap.
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: 544 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Continental Mill Complex has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
Of $1K in penalties contested before the Commission, $200 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-10-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 9% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 50%
Vacated or withdrawn
2 · 50%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘCounts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
84%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$1K proposed, $200 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2017-01-25.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2013-04-30, 13 years ago
4
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (4)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2013-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scraper Operator
2013-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-04-30
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Dry Screen Plant Operator
2013-04-30
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Continental Mill Complex recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2013.
Injury rate, 2013
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.46 and the all-US-mining average was 2.99 cases per 100 workers.
In New Mexico, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 1.50 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2017
20
2016
13
2015
17
2014
19
2013
20
2012
3
2011
5
2010
5
2009
5
2008
5
2007
4
2006
4
2005
1
2004
0
2003
2
2002
8
2001
8
2000
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Continental Mill Complex sits in Grant County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 6.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘ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.
Grant County, New Mexico · Population 27,856
6.7%
Mining share of county employment
$45,921
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2017 Q4
10,506
1
0
95.2
2017 Q3
1,382
1
0
723.6
2017 Q2
3,845
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
3,806
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
3,515
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
3,176
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
3,262
0
0
0.0
2016 Q1
2,917
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2015 Q4
7,284
0
0
0.0
2015 Q3
4,058
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
3,908
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
4,504
7
1
1554.2
2014 Q4
4,394
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
4,896
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
4,687
1
0
213.4
2014 Q1
4,865
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
4,826
2
0
414.4
2013 Q3
5,139
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
5,057
4
0
791.0
2013 Q1
5,205
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
432
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
799
2
0
2503.1
2012 Q2
4,121
0
0
0.0
2012 Q1
3,436
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
3,527
9
3
2551.7
2011 Q3
3,658
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,074
0
0
0.0
2011 Q1
4,001
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,501
3
0
856.9
2010 Q3
3,660
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,416
0
0
0.0
2010 Q1
3,060
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
3,070
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,209
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,575
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
3,069
1
0
325.8
2008 Q4
2,917
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
3,215
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
3,099
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
3,158
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,436
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
1,115
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
3,018
1
0
331.3
2007 Q1
3,448
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
238
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
340
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
914
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
200
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
296
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
0
0
0
2005 Q2
0
0
0
2005 Q1
0
0
0
2004 Q4
0
0
0
2004 Q3
0
0
0
2004 Q2
0
0
0
2004 Q1
0
0
0
2003 Q4
0
1
0
2003 Q3
0
0
0
2003 Q2
0
2
0
2003 Q1
4,133
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
3,811
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
3,205
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
5,128
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
4,151
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
3,978
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
4,434
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,699
2
1
540.7
2001 Q1
3,699
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
3,699
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
3,699
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
3,699
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,699
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
24 on file
2017 · 1 incident
August 15, 2017NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Employee was on knees cutting collapsible pipe with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut the employee on the right thigh, about 1" long, requiring glue to close.
1999 · 2 incidents
January 22, 1999NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN #1 TAILINGS PUMP AT THE #1 MILL. THE NUT WOULD NOT BREAK FREE SO THE EE STATES THAT HE USED A BREAKER BAR AND THEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
January 20, 1999NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS PRYING A ROCK AT THE CRUSHER, USING A STEEL PRY BAR. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE, THE BAR SLIPPED, HITTING HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND CUTTING HIS EAR.
May 19, 1998NM · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DESCENDING STAIRWELL TO CON BAY. HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE GRATING OF THE 4TH SEPT AND HE FELL FROWARD. HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE STAIR GRATING, CAUSING THE INJURY.
May 19, 1998NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS REMOVING A BELLY LINER SECTION FROM THE PEBBLE MILL EE STRUCK THE LINER CAUSING A PIECE TO FLY UP AND STRIKE EE ON THE LIP.
1997 · 1 incident
January 22, 1997NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS HELPING AMINTENANCE REPAIR THE MAIN DRISCO TAIL LINE, FELT PAIN IN MUSCLE IN RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE HAD ALSO FELT A STRAIN WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE A SUCTION SIDE VALVE ON FRIDAY, DEC 6, 199 6. HE WILL BE CHECKED BY A SURGEON AND , IF HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY, THERE MAY BE LOST TIME INVOLVED.
November 26, 1996NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS UNPLUGGING A FEEDER. WHEN IT BROKE FREE ROCKS STRUCK THE PRY BAR AND FORCED IT BACK. THE PRY BAR CAME TOWARD THE EE AND STRUCK HIS RT EYE AREA AND GLASSES.
June 21, 1995NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING FOR SKIRTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. AS HE PULLED DOWN THE BELTING SLIPPED A LONG WITH THE KNIFE AND CAUSED HIM TO CUT HIS UPPER RIGHT THIGH.
March 15, 1995NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED AND THREE OTHER EE WERE CARRYING A CASCADE MILL LINER. ONE MAN LOST HIS GRIP ON THE LINER WHICH CAUSED EXCESS WEIGHT FOR THE OTHER THREE EE THE LINER SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE INJURED EE S THIGH.
January 25, 1995NM · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS REMOVING LINER BOLTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASCADE MILL. DURING THE PROCEDURE, DUST WAS BLOWN INTO HIS FACE BY THE IMPACT EXHAUST AIR. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING IN HIS EYE UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER.
September 26, 1993NM · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED AND THE WITNESS TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE PUSHING A CART LOADED WITH CASCADE MILL LINERS (LIFTERS) WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS KNEE. THE CART AND LOAD WEIGHT APPRXO 3, 000 POUNDS. THE FLOOR WAS COVERED WITH MUD MAKING THE SURFACE SLIPPERY.
June 10, 1993NM · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (shop)MACHINERY