Mining Incidents

KRITSER PIT & PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

J Lee Milligan Inc · Surface
Controlled by Doug Walterscheid
Amarillo, Potter County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101248

KRITSER PIT & PLANT has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1985–1999
Latest incident
Aug 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
24
citations
9
significant & substantial
$8,549
proposed penalties
$6,204
paid to date
73% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,345 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
10
inspections on record
140
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: 140 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

KRITSER PIT & PLANT has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-09-19.
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
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 0 0 0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 8,613 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 9,228 4 0 433.5
2001 Q2 10,894 14 4 1285.1
2001 Q1 2,477 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,364 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,108 6 5 740.0
2000 Q2 10,944 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,755 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1999 · 1 incident

August 16, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J Lee Milligan Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING AN INGERSOL AIR TRACK AIR COMPRESSOR UP A SLOPE. THE AIR COMPRESSOR SLID SIDEWAYS AND THE EMPLOYEE BACKED UP AND FELL INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE EMPLOYEE BRUISED AND SCRAPEDHIS RIGHT HIP. HE WILL BE ON LIGHT DUTY FOR APPROX 1 WEEK.

1994 · 2 incidents

January 19, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
J Lee Milligan Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OPERATING CRUSHER IN PIT, BOARD ON WALKING CAME LOOSE DUE TO VIBRATION FOOT GOT WEDGED BROKELEFT ANKLE.

January 15, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
J Lee Milligan Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK DOWN A STEEP INCLINE. HE SAID THE DOOR CAME OPEN AND HE FELL OUT HE WAS NOT WEARING A SCRATCH AS IS REQUIRED.

1993 · 1 incident

April 15, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
J Lee Milligan Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AMARILLO POLICE WAS USING ONE OF MILLIGAN ABONDAN PITS TO DESTROY SOME EXPLOSIVES. THIS PIT IS 2.5 MIES FROM MILLIGAN'S OPERATION. THEY LET NE GET AWAY STARTING GRASS FIRE. MSHA MINE INSPEC TOR WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. FIRES STARTED 2:30PM OUT 3:45PM.

1989 · 1 incident

May 9, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
J Lee Milligan Inc · Struck against a moving object

UNSAFE SPEED DRIVER NEG CURVE AT UNSAF SPEED CAUSING LOAD OF ROCK TO SHIFT IN TRUCK BED WHICH IN TURN CAUSED TRUCK TO LAY OVER ON DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK.

1988 · 3 incidents

April 30, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
J Lee Milligan Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS DRIVING ON CRUSHER ROAD AND A CALF RAN IN FRONT OF HIM.TO AVOID HITTING IT HE RAN UP THE EMBANKMMENT AND TURNED TRUCK OVER.NO INJURIES NOTED AT THAT TIME SECOND DAY HE HAD LOW BACK PAIN F FROM BEING TOSSED AROUND IN THE CAB.

April 16, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J Lee Milligan Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO CAHNGE SHOES IN THE IMPACT CRUSHER AND STRAINED HIS AMUSCLES IN BACK.

January 14, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Lee Milligan Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DOOR ON BIN STU7K. FREED DOOR AND IN DOING SO CAUGHT LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME MASHING LITTLE FINGER.

1987 · 3 incidents

September 23, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Lee Milligan Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS SPINNING ST5ND ON THE JAW CRUSHER, WAS TOO HEAVY AND GOT OUT OF BALANCE AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN STAND AND JAW

July 20, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
J Lee Milligan Inc · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED OFF OF 5OADER ONTO RCK, TURNED ANKLE. WHEN SWELLING STARTED HE WENT DOCTOR AND HAD IT X-RAYED.A PIECE OF NAIL EMBEDDED IN FOOT, WHICH WAS REMOVED.

March 14, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Lee Milligan Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS REMOVING BR5CE IN IMPACT, THE HAMMER ROTATED BACKWARDS AND PINNED HIS LEFT FOOT BETWWEN HAMMER AND CRUSHER WALL

1986 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
J Lee Milligan Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING PRY B5R BAR SLIPPED AND HIT SHIN SWELLING AND BRUISING OF SHIN NO TIME WAS LOST FROM JOB

June 9, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J Lee Milligan Inc · Fall from machine

IT WAS RAINING 5ND HE STEPPED FROM POWDER TRUCK ONTO A WET BUMPER AND SLIPPED, FELL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

1985 · 1 incident

November 6, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J Lee Milligan Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS PULLING UP 8CREENS AT CRUSHING PLANT AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN B ACK

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