Mining Incidents

LOVING SALT LTD CO Metal/Non-Metal

Loving, Eddy County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902131

LOVING SALT LTD CO has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1998–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
57
citations
16
significant & substantial
$14,931
proposed penalties
$1,653
paid to date
11% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,278 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
257
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: 257 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LOVING SALT LTD CO has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $10K 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$10K
outstanding
57 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-08-08.
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
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 14 2
2002 Q2 6,457 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 11,984 14 4 1168.2
2001 Q4 15,352 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 13,302 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 11,811 19 6 1608.7
2001 Q1 15,675 0 0 0.0
Show 4 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 14,682 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 14,075 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 10,527 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 11,259 10 4 888.2
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2001 · 2 incidents

April 17, 2001 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Loving Salt Ltd Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING WELDER. GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

April 17, 2001 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Loving Salt Ltd Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE LIT PILOT LIGHT TO DRYER BURNER AND HE TURNEDON GAS. THE PILOT WENT OUT AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO TURN OFF BLOWER WITHOUT TURNING GAS OFF. WHEN HE CAME BACK TO LIGHT PILOT, THE FIRE BACKFLASHED BURNING ONE HAND AND SIDE OF FACE.

1999 · 4 incidents

November 30, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Loving Salt Ltd Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER FOR THE CRUSHER WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE - KNIFE FOLDED OVER AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

October 7, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Loving Salt Ltd Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE LOADER HE HAD BEENOPERATING AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER LEFT LEG.

September 17, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Loving Salt Ltd Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TIGHTEN CLAMP ON HOSE WITH SCREWDRIVER. IT SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH.

March 18, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Loving Salt Ltd Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING SALT. WENT TO TURN AND TRIPPED OVER BLOCK OF WOOD. FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE CORNER OF THE BLOCK.

1998 · 2 incidents

September 10, 1998 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loving Salt Ltd Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SCREEN AND MOVING SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN THE MOTOR SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE FRAME.

April 2, 1998 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loving Salt Ltd Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS THREADING A CORD THRU A WALL. WHILE PULLING THE CORD THRU THE WALL THE EE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB ON A PIECE OF TIN.

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