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LA LUZ PIT: 69 MSHA citations 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.
See Aggregate Technologies's full MSHA compliance history →
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.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
20.3%
significant & substantial
5.8%
high negligence or reckless
20.3%
reasonably likely or greater
59.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 7.2% low, 87.0% moderate, 5.8% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
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: 2015-01-28, 11 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
42
samples
17
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg18
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz17
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz7
Show the individual readings (42)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2015-01-28 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Mechanic
2015-01-28 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Truck Driver
2015-01-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 1.35 0.19 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-01-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.58 2.21 0.26 Laborer, Bullgang
2011-05-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.46 1.09 0.42 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-05-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.12 0.17 Truck Driver
2011-05-04 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.71 1.84 0.39 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-01-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-01-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2010-01-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.14 Cleanup Man
2009-04-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2009-04-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.19 1.71 0.11 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-04-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2007-10-31 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.12 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-10-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.33 0.17 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-10-31 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 1.43 0.20 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Backhoe Operator
2006-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2006-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-07-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.43 1.97 0.22 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-07-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2005-07-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 1.45 0.22 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Shovel Operator
2005-07-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Truck Driver
2005-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2005-07-13 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Truck Driver
2004-05-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.72 0.13 Washer Operator
2004-05-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.5 1.11 0.45 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 1.53 0.21 Crusher Oper/Worker
2004-05-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.29 1.04 0.28 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-01-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-01-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 1.14 0.18 Mechanic
2003-01-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2003-01-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2002-06-19 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Truck Driver
2002-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-06-19 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2002-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.52 1.5 0.35 Crusher Oper/Worker
2002-06-19 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.12 1.28 0.09 Washer 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.

LA LUZ PIT 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
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.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2013 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2012 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2008 * 9.74 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 8.29 8.29 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
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.
Ownership history
  1. Connie H Danley Construction Company Inc 1950 to 1999
  2. Jobe Concrete Products Inc 1999 to 2005
  3. CEMEX El Paso Inc 2005 to 2005
  4. CEMEX Construction Materials LP 2005 to 2008
  5. CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC 2008 to 2015
  6. Aggregate Technologies 2015 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2015 7
2014 10
2013 11
2012 10
2011 9
2010 8
2009 8
2008 10
2007 10
2006 11
2005 15
2004 14
2003 14
2002 15
2001 17
2000 14
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

LA LUZ PIT sits in Otero County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Otero County, New Mexico · Population 68,235
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$52,717
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
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 5 2 854.3
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