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LA LUZ PIT Metal/Non-Metal

La Luz, Otero County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900445

LA LUZ PIT has $10K 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
19
Years on record
1986–2015
Latest incident
Jun 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
69
citations
14
significant & substantial
$9,738
proposed penalties
$9,738
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
41
inspections on record
700
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: 700 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LA LUZ PIT has $10K 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2015-05-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2015 Q4 1 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 202 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,047 6 2 1188.8
2015 Q1 4,229 2 0 472.9
2014 Q4 4,502 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,108 3 1 730.3
2014 Q2 4,414 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,953 2 1 403.8
Show 56 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2013 Q4 5,049 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,526 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 5,853 11 3 1879.4
2013 Q1 5,815 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,440 4 2 900.9
2012 Q3 4,215 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,876 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 7,828 1 0 127.7
2011 Q4 4,218 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 4,584 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,537 3 1 661.2
2011 Q1 4,501 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 4,425 5 2 1129.9
2010 Q3 5,193 2 0 385.1
2010 Q2 4,473 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 4,121 2 0 485.3
2009 Q4 3,008 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,882 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,927 4 0 811.9
2009 Q1 4,086 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 5,882 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,184 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,260 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,213 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,925 2 0 406.1
2007 Q3 4,978 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,675 3 0 528.6
2007 Q1 4,889 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,886 8 0 1637.3
2006 Q3 5,570 2 0 359.1
2006 Q2 6,604 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 7,065 1 0 141.5
2005 Q4 7,509 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 10,449 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 9,201 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 7,320 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,754 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,604 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 6,701 3 2 447.7
2004 Q1 8,536 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 9,633 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,963 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 8,591 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,058 1 0 110.4
2002 Q4 8,823 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,358 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 7,235 1 0 138.2
2002 Q1 8,778 1 0 113.9
2001 Q4 9,375 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 10,845 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,397 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 9,400 2 0 212.8
2000 Q4 8,819 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 9,287 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,672 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2015 · 1 incident

June 18, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was in a standing position and bending over to pull open the engine hood to check the oil during his pre-operation and while doing so he felt a strain on his left side of his neck and upper back.

2008 · 1 incident

December 17, 2008 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE's glove and left pinky got caught in the gears while EE was working on the feeder.

2006 · 1 incident

March 22, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials LP · Struck against stationary object

While unplugging a feeder the employee struck his elbow against the feeder sustaining an unknown injury to the right elbow.

2000 · 2 incidents

July 19, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER ON THE LIME FEEDER WHEN SOEM LIME FELL INTO EMPL9YEE'S LEFT EYE.

1999 · 1 incident

January 18, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

DIGGING WITH SHOVEL, THEN BENT OVER A LITTLE AND WENT UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT CARRYING A SHOVEL, COULD'NT STRAIGHTEN UP ON THE SIDE SIDE.

1998 · 1 incident

January 29, 1998 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING MOVE PIECE OF METAL FROM CRUSHER TOP PRIOR TO PUTTING BASKET BACK ON. METAL CAME DOWN ON HIS THUMB.

1996 · 2 incidents

August 26, 1996 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS CUTTING A BOLT WITH A TORCH AND PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.

July 30, 1996 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD JUST REMOVED A ROCK FROM THE CONE CRUSHER, WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE CONE HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. SPRAIN TO THE LEFT ANKLE.

1995 · 3 incidents

December 21, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR AN OVERSIZED ROCK FROM THE CONE. HE STRUCK THE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A CHIP FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LIP.

December 21, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE CRUSHER PLATFORM, HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

October 9, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS LIFTING A ROCK OUT OF A CONE CRUSHER AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND A METAL GUARD.

1994 · 3 incidents

June 14, 1994 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HELPING TO INSTALL A CONVEYOR BELT, HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN A PULLEY BELT.

January 19, 1994 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK FROM A SCREENING PLANT THE ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT THE PLANT WAS OFF AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT

1987 · 3 incidents

November 7, 1987 NM · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS DIGGING 5 ROCK OUT OF A CRUSHER FEEDER WITH A DIGGING BAR & SMASHED HIS FINGER

1986 · 1 incident

May 20, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME WAS GETT3NG OUT OF A LOADER SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND FELL THE NEXT MORNING HIS RT ARM WAS WOLLEN SO HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE IT CHECKED HIS RT ELBOW WAS CRACKED

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