Employee was using a sledge hammer to aid in removing a truck axle for repair, when a piece of metal broke off and flew into his right eye, embedding it in his eye. First aid was rendered followed by professional help.
Little Apache Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Batte Enterprises
· Surface
Controlled by
Frank M Batte; Karen G Batte
Cloudcroft,
Otero County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902002
Little Apache Pit has $4K 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
- 1
- Years on record
- 2007
- Latest incident
- Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,439
proposed penalties
$4,439
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
44
inspections on record
444
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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.Rate withheld: 444 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Little Apache Pit has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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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.$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-07-24.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also
the operator's enforcement record
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,571 | 1 | 0 | 636.5 |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,257 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,176 | 1 | 0 | 850.3 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,523 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 2,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 2,130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q4 | 3,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 1,794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 1,864 | 1 | 0 | 536.5 |
| 2022 Q1 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 2,353 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 1,935 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 2,012 | 3 | 0 | 1491.1 |
| 2021 Q1 | 816 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 1,846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 1,710 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,982 | 1 | 0 | 504.5 |
| 2020 Q1 | 822 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,953 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 5,528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 740 | 1 | 0 | 1351.4 |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,624 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,375 | 1 | 0 | 727.3 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,262 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 740 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,378 | 4 | 0 | 2902.8 |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,427 | 1 | 0 | 700.8 |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,448 | 2 | 0 | 1381.2 |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,169 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,920 | 2 | 0 | 1041.7 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,173 | 1 | 0 | 852.5 |
| 2016 Q1 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,294 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,474 | 4 | 3 | 2713.7 |
| 2015 Q1 | 846 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,674 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,416 | 1 | 0 | 706.2 |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,665 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,019 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,476 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,220 | 5 | 1 | 4098.4 |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,234 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 838 | 1 | 0 | 1193.3 |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,090 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,214 | 2 | 0 | 1647.4 |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,737 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 2,067 | 2 | 2 | 967.6 |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,531 | 2 | 0 | 1306.3 |
| 2010 Q4 | 2,189 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,966 | 2 | 1 | 1017.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 1,135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 2,724 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,371 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 2,357 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 1,202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,967 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,028 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 1,997 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,193 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,230 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 2,391 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 984 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 1,873 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,068 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 1,470 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,205 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 2,972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,350 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 1,120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 2,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,449 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,685 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 1,684 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 1,900 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 2,173 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,457 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,388 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 2,096 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,649 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 2,439 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 2,695 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 2,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,701 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 2,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 2,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 2,502 | 1 | 0 | 399.7 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,362 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,048 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
1 on file2007 · 1 incident
June 15, 2007
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Batte Enterprises · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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