LOS COCOS MINE has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1985–2011
Latest incident
Oct 2011
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
77
citations
37
significant & substantial
$16,010
proposed penalties
$15,302
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $708 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
349
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: 349 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
LOS COCOS MINE has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $300 outstanding across 1 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$300
outstanding
75 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2011-10-18.
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
2012 Q1
187
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
1,524
3
0
1968.5
2011 Q3
2,262
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
1,609
4
0
2486.0
2011 Q1
2,864
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,503
2
0
799.0
2010 Q3
2,294
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
2,476
3
2
1211.6
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2010 Q1
2,590
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
2,829
4
1
1413.9
2009 Q3
2,856
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
3,156
4
2
1267.4
2009 Q1
2,545
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
3,922
3
2
764.9
2008 Q3
3,548
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
4,295
2
1
465.7
2008 Q1
4,056
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
4,410
3
1
680.3
2007 Q3
4,115
3
3
729.0
2007 Q2
3,945
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,013
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
3,755
4
3
1065.2
2006 Q3
3,408
2
0
586.9
2006 Q2
3,800
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
3,553
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
3,044
3
3
985.5
2005 Q3
3,737
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,313
4
0
1207.4
2005 Q1
4,231
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
4,002
2
2
499.8
2004 Q3
4,320
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
4,107
3
1
730.5
2004 Q1
3,486
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,629
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,806
1
0
262.7
2003 Q2
4,197
2
1
476.5
2003 Q1
4,330
4
3
923.8
2002 Q4
5,453
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
5,866
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
5,637
3
2
532.2
2002 Q1
5,322
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,258
9
4
1711.7
2001 Q3
5,882
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
6,477
1
0
154.4
2001 Q1
6,157
1
1
162.4
2000 Q4
6,711
3
2
447.0
2000 Q3
6,935
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
7,630
4
3
524.2
2000 Q1
7,060
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
13 on file
2011 · 1 incident
October 11, 2011PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Injured was putting a joint under a truck and when he got out from the bottom of the truck and stood up he couldn't move because he felt a strong pain from his waist to his neck. He also felt that his two arms were sleepy and his hands couldn't close completely because he had them swell.
2010 · 1 incident
February 4, 2010PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
The illness person was helping another ee to cut a piece of metal with an oxyacetylene burner. When they were cutting the piece of metal it bent and with the burner he burnt him in the left hand and between his fingers. The illness person went to the hospital the same day.
2008 · 1 incident
July 11, 2008PR · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanOTHER
EE was welding some screws of a transmission in the conveyor of the plant #2 and when he was going to get up, he could not get up, feeling strong pain in the waist and the upper body.
2007 · 1 incident
September 12, 2007PR · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS SOLDERING AT THE PLANT #2WHEN A PIECE OF SOLDER FELT AND THE SAME SPLASH IN TOP OF A TUBE FALLING INSIDE THE RIGHT FOOT OF THE INJURED.
THE EE WAS UNCOVERING A FUNNEL FALLING INTO IT RECEIVING WOUNDS IN THE RIGHT ARMS, BOTH LEGS, ANDKELS AND BACK AND ALSO SAND FELL AND BOTH EYES AND BOTH EARS.
1990 · 1 incident
March 29, 1990PR · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE DRIVING CAT. LOADER 980B S89P5298 SLIPPED INTO LAKE APPROX. AT 20 FEET DEEP.
1989 · 1 incident
February 23, 1989PR · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
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