Mining Incidents

L A Downey & Sons Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dennis C Downey
Mesa, Pima County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202162

L A Downey & Sons Inc has $2K 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
6
Years on record
1991–1997
Latest incident
Feb 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
19
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,630
proposed penalties
$1,630
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
11
inspections on record
128
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: 128 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

L A Downey & Sons Inc has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-05.
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 Q3 1,086 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,087 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,115 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,214 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,212 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,080 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,151 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,120 0 0 0.0
Show 19 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q3 1,330 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,679 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,361 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,730 3 1 1734.1
2003 Q3 2,135 10 2 4683.8
2003 Q2 2,725 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,537 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 893 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,220 4 2 1801.8
2002 Q2 2,065 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,918 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 582 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,966 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,097 2 0 953.7
2001 Q1 2,150 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,778 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,965 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,198 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,998 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1997 · 1 incident

February 7, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HURT HIS BACK INSTALLING CONVEYOR BELT AT PLANT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

1996 · 1 incident

February 7, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS CLEANING PLANT GRIZZLEY OFF AND SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON TOP OF HOPPER.

1994 · 1 incident

July 8, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER HOPPER WATCHING MATERIAL MOVE ON CONVEYOR BELTS WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING HIS ANKLE.

1993 · 2 incidents

April 16, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER CHANGE THE CUTTING EDGES ON A LOADER. WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH AIR WRENCH THE BOLT SPUN IN HIS HAND & CUT HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

March 12, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS SHOVELING SAND AND GRAVEL AROUND PLANT AREA. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE SAID HE WAS EXPER- IENCING PAIN SO HE WAS SENT TO HIS DOCTOR.

1991 · 1 incident

February 4, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHEN GETTING OFF LOADER AT PLANT.

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