Struck (L) knee on electric motor while maintaining loader in shop. Pain and swelling in (L) knee.
Fort Sumner Pit: 174 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Fort Sumner Pit has $80K 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
- 26
- Years on record
- 1988–2008
- Latest incident
- Jun 2008
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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.ⓘ
A Section 107(a) order removes miners from an area when an inspector finds an imminent danger. Each order is lifted once the condition is corrected, so this counts orders issued, not orders now in effect.Fort Sumner Pit has $80K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.ⓘ
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.- Settled 11 · 100%
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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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.ⓘ
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.| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENT 2010-1338M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2011 | $14K → $14K |
| CENT 2010-31M | Settlement | Lesnick | 2010 | $873 → $873 |
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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)
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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: 2026-05-13
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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.- Respirable dust, <.1mg19
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz13
Show the individual readings (32)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.46 | 0.67 | 0.69 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2026-05-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2026-05-13 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-07-16 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 0.63 | 0.24 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2025-07-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2025-07-16 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2022-01-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Laborer, Bullgang | ||
| 2022-01-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 0.36 | 0.33 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2019-07-18 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.5 | 0.52 | 0.96 | Cleanup Man |
| 2019-07-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2019-07-18 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2012-02-08 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.86 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2012-02-08 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.15 | 0.58 | 0.26 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2012-02-08 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2008-07-30 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.57 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2008-07-30 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.23 | 0.64 | 0.36 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2008-07-30 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.26 | 0.94 | 0.28 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2005-07-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.25 | 0.85 | 0.29 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2005-07-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Truck Driver | ||
| 2005-07-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.12 | 1.03 | 0.12 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2005-07-20 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.76 | 0.94 | 0.81 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2005-07-20 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-05-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.21 | 0.51 | 0.41 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2004-05-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Supervisor, Co. Official | ||
| 2004-05-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-05-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2004-05-05 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2002-07-10 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Crusher Oper/Worker | ||
| 2002-07-10 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scale Man | ||
| 2002-07-10 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2002-07-10 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Scraper Operator | ||
| 2002-07-10 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator |
Fort Sumner Pit recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2024.
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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.| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2023 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2022 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2020 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2019 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2018 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2017 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
| 2016 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
- Sam Sanders Materials Inc 1950 to 2004
- Nick Griego & Sons Construction, Inc. 2004 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2007 | 16 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 8 |
Fort Sumner Pit sits in De Baca County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | 6,455 | 7 | 1 | 1084.4 |
| 2026 Q1 | 5,781 | 2 | 0 | 346.0 |
| 2025 Q4 | 5,583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,620 | 1 | 0 | 216.5 |
| 2025 Q2 | 5,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 4,579 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 5,426 | 3 | 1 | 552.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 5,054 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2024 Q2 | 6,154 | 2 | 1 | 325.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 6,672 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 7,613 | 4 | 0 | 525.4 |
| 2023 Q3 | 5,502 | 1 | 0 | 181.8 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,377 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 5,820 | 2 | 0 | 343.6 |
| 2022 Q4 | 6,792 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 6,835 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 6,255 | 3 | 1 | 479.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 4,485 | 3 | 1 | 668.9 |
| 2021 Q4 | 4,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 2,934 | 3 | 0 | 1022.5 |
| 2021 Q2 | 3,159 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 3,250 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 7,097 | 2 | 0 | 281.8 |
| 2020 Q3 | 8,499 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 9,808 | 4 | 0 | 407.8 |
| 2020 Q1 | 7,278 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 8,404 | 2 | 0 | 238.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 5,469 | 2 | 0 | 365.7 |
| 2019 Q2 | 8,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 7,254 | 5 | 1 | 689.3 |
| 2018 Q4 | 6,197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,758 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 4,891 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 4,839 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 2,939 | 3 | 0 | 1020.8 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q2 | 4,291 | 1 | 0 | 233.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 8,675 | 4 | 1 | 461.1 |
| 2016 Q4 | 8,669 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 11,637 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 13,119 | 3 | 0 | 228.7 |
| 2016 Q1 | 9,824 | 9 | 1 | 916.1 |
| 2015 Q4 | 9,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 9,146 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 8,291 | 3 | 0 | 361.8 |
| 2015 Q1 | 4,311 | 2 | 0 | 463.9 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,798 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 8,138 | 4 | 1 | 491.5 |
| 2014 Q1 | 7,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 8,510 | 7 | 2 | 822.6 |
| 2013 Q3 | 9,031 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 8,516 | 8 | 5 | 939.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 10,526 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 9,926 | 6 | 1 | 604.5 |
| 2012 Q3 | 10,396 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 12,847 | 6 | 2 | 467.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 9,441 | 5 | 3 | 529.6 |
| 2011 Q4 | 6,176 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 9,017 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 6,751 | 6 | 2 | 888.8 |
| 2011 Q1 | 6,843 | 3 | 1 | 438.4 |
| 2010 Q4 | 8,454 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 5,341 | 10 | 6 | 1872.3 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 3,926 | 4 | 2 | 1018.8 |
| 2009 Q4 | 5,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 6,680 | 3 | 3 | 449.1 |
| 2009 Q2 | 8,943 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 7,521 | 6 | 0 | 797.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 6,124 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 5,506 | 6 | 1 | 1089.7 |
| 2008 Q2 | 4,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 6,211 | 2 | 0 | 322.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 6,815 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 9,363 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 9,445 | 5 | 0 | 529.4 |
| 2007 Q1 | 7,243 | 5 | 1 | 690.3 |
| 2006 Q4 | 7,333 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 9,264 | 1 | 0 | 107.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 8,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 9,352 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 6,452 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 8,293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 5,637 | 5 | 1 | 887.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,750 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 7,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,263 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,987 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,975 | 3 | 0 | 1008.4 |
| 2003 Q4 | 3,374 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,484 | 1 | 0 | 287.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 3,882 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,427 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,610 | 3 | 0 | 650.8 |
| 2002 Q2 | 4,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 4,587 | 2 | 0 | 436.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,517 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 5,046 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,948 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,786 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 3,573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,818 | 2 | 2 | 523.8 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,167 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
26 on file2008 · 2 incidents
While removing bearing, tail pulley housing shifted smashing/pinning EE's right hand between bearing housing frame and crusher frame.
2007 · 2 incidents
While pulling welding leads cables off reel, a sharp piece of metal lacerated his left hand index finger.
While hammering pins on a screen (to tighten screen on shaker @ crusher) EE smashed middle finger on lt hand with small sledgehammer.
2006 · 4 incidents
Employee was removing large rocks from feeder grizzley on crusher when lower back injury occurred.
Employee was hammering wedges to tighten a screen. He said his safety glasses were tinted and scratched and removed them to see. After removing safety glasses, he struck screen wedge with hammer. A flake of rust flew into right eye. He tried to wash it out with eye wash; did not work. Sent to clinic for treatment. Off work 4 1/2 days.
Helping another employee lift trash barrels into loader bucket, he immediately felt mid and lower back pain.
Sitting in office chair, chair broke, dumping him on the floor. He hit head on wall and injured right shoulder and arm.
2004 · 1 incident
EE WALKING DOWN CRUSHER STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL PART WAY DOWN, GRABBED RAILING TO STOP FALL. SHOULDER PAIN APPEARED LATER.
2003 · 2 incidents
EE CHANGING SCREENS ON SHAKER #1. HIS LEG GOT TWISTED BETWEEN RAIL AND SCREENS. KNEE POPPED WHEN FREEING LEG.
EE TRIPPED OVER CABLE LYING ON THE GROUND BY THE DOOR OF THE SAUERMAN.
2002 · 2 incidents
EE WAS LIFTING HUB (HOUSING FROM LOG) WHEN LIFT-ING ACTION CREATED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD DOZER ON TRAILER. HE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON BOOMER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND SWUNG AROUND, HITTING HIM ON RIGHTELBOW.
2000 · 4 incidents
EE WAS CHANGING A TROUGHING ROLLER ON A SHUTDOWNCRUSHER WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED & HE FELL OFF THE CRUSHER BELT
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A BOARD THAT HAD MUD ON IT WHICH RESULTED IN A SORE BACK.
ROUGH RIDING LOADER MADE EMPLOYEE'S BACK AND NECK STIFF AND SORE.
WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM GRIZZLEY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEG.
1999 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A WATER TANK FLAPPER ON WATER TRUCK. WHILE STANDING ON THE STEP OF THE CAB, HE WENT TO STEP ACROSS TO STEP ON THE BACK OF THE CAB TO GET TO THE TOP OF THE WATER TANK, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS BACKING UP THE LOADER, SAW A CROSSHAUL TRUCK, SLAMMED ON BRAKES, AND POPPED HIS NECK
1998 · 1 incident
STEPPED ON PLASTIC THAT WAS LAID ON THE GROUND FOR THE MATERIAL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON BRUICKS THAT WERE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE PLASTIC.
1994 · 2 incidents
EMPLYEE SLIPPED ON ICE THAT HAD FORMED ON A STEP AT THE DIESEL TANK
CUTTING A CHUTE ON SHAKER.
1993 · 3 incidents
EE WAS HELPING TO SET UP THE CATWALK. AS HE WAS WELDING SOME 1 1/2INCH PIPE FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
HE WAS WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK SAID HE STEPPED ON A ROCK SLIPPED & HURT HIS KNEE
1988 · 1 incident
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO START A PUMP ON THE GENERATOR. DUE TO BAD WEATHER, ICE HAD FORMED ON THE GROUND AROUND THE PUMP. I NAME SLIPPED ON THE ICE LANDING ON HIS LEG AND HIP.