Little Sapello Pit has $78K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
132
citations
56
significant & substantial
$78,322
proposed penalties
$56,729
paid to date
72% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,593 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
699
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: 699 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 Sapello Pit has $78K in proposed MSHA penalties and $7K outstanding across 4 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.
$78K
proposed penalties
$64K
current assessed
$57K
paid to date
$7K
outstanding
130 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2014-05-01.
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
2014 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
3,131
0
0
0.0
2013 Q3
5,467
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
586
5
2
8532.4
2013 Q1
1
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
426
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
654
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
127
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2012 Q1
663
8
1
12066.4
2011 Q4
631
0
0
0.0
2011 Q3
1,742
7
5
4018.4
2011 Q2
1,360
3
2
2205.9
2011 Q1
526
0
0
0.0
2010 Q3
2,985
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,226
10
5
4492.4
2010 Q1
1,420
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,877
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
3,949
2
2
506.5
2009 Q2
5,200
13
8
2500.0
2008 Q4
2,027
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
1,836
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
2,700
3
1
1111.1
2008 Q1
1,950
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
2,616
8
2
3058.1
2007 Q3
2,323
2
0
861.0
2007 Q2
2,403
4
2
1664.6
2007 Q1
355
2
0
5633.8
2006 Q4
1,491
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,069
13
6
6283.2
2006 Q2
1,966
1
0
508.6
2006 Q1
1,158
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
3,585
2
0
557.9
2005 Q2
3,406
5
3
1468.0
2005 Q1
2,083
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
109
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
2,420
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,498
3
1
1201.0
2004 Q1
1,843
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,325
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,576
17
8
6599.4
2002 Q2
2,182
2
0
916.6
2001 Q2
2,435
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
1,047
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
1,206
2
1
1658.4
2000 Q3
3,425
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
2,638
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
1,968
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
14 on file
1991 · 2 incidents
October 9, 1991NM · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE CIVER OF A FIFTY- FOUR (54) INCH CONE-TYPE AGGREGATE MATERIAL CRUSHER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN JUST BELOW HIS STOMACH AND BELOW HIS GROIN
April 10, 1991NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE HOLDING A GROUND ROD BEING DRIVEN INTO GROUND WAS HIT BY SLEDGE HAMMER ON INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND SLEDGE HAMMER WAS BEING HANDLED BY EE AT MELTON PIT.
1989 · 2 incidents
June 8, 1989NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING WATER ON RADIATOR WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED AND FELL BACK CHIPPED HIS WRIST HAS SUFFERED NECK AND BACK PAIN SINCE ALSO OCCASIONAL HEADACHES
February 3, 1986NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
CONVEYOR BELT WAS STUCK I NAME PULLED IT DOWN AND HURT HIS TAILBONE.
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