Mining Incidents

Lti Operation: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Sandoval County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901148

MSHA record for Lti Operation (mine ID 2901148). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. Leaching Technology Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lti Operation sits in Sandoval County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Sandoval County, New Mexico · Population 151,538
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$84,053
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

May 17, 1988 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leaching Technology Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP. DUMPING SACKS OF FERROUS SULFATE (50 LBS EA. ) INTO POND WHEN TURNED TO PICK UP A SACK, EMP. SLIPPED ON GRAVEL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.