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LUCERO MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vincent J Lardner III
Belen, Valencia County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901856

LUCERO MINE has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,743
proposed penalties
$2,743
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
466
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: 466 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

LUCERO MINE has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-08-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 17 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 253 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 465 1 0 2150.5
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q2 739 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 330 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 25 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 510 1 0 1960.8
2015 Q4 665 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 49 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 560 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 414 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 473 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 238 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 24 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 24 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 961 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 328 1 0 3048.8
2012 Q3 414 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,227 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,157 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 690 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 86 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 50 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,127 1 0 887.3
2010 Q4 1,455 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,437 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,592 4 1 2512.6
2010 Q1 1,312 2 0 1524.4
2009 Q4 1,026 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 865 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 559 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 790 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 994 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,128 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,404 1 0 712.3
2008 Q1 1,620 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,599 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,523 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,905 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,569 1 0 637.3
2006 Q4 1,212 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,592 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,049 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,365 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,416 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,807 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,365 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,016 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,743 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,235 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,780 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,532 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,711 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,611 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,111 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,561 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,967 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,141 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,124 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 859 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,298 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,622 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,055 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,644 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,524 1 0 656.2
2000 Q3 1,505 1 1 664.5
2000 Q2 608 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,467 4 1 2726.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

August 15, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal pumper MACHINERY
Rocky Mountain Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONVEY LIFTED FORM REP SLIPPED OUT OF CHAIN HOLDING IT IT SWUNG AROUND CAUGHT HIM ON THIGGH CAUSING PUNTURE WOUND IN UPPER L THIGH BREAKING BOTH BONES IN L ANKLE

July 7, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Rocky Mountain Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING DRILL TO OBTAIN CORE SMAPLES WITH TUBES. EMPLOYEE PULLED TUBES OUT OF HOLE AND REMOVED CORES FROM CENTER OF TUBES. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT ATTACH CHECKER COLLAR TO THE TUBES IN ORDER TO PREVENT TUBES FROM SLIDING BACK INTOHOLE. THE EMPLOYEE THEN HAD THE FINGER PINCHED WHEN THE TUBES SLIPPED.

1988 · 1 incident

September 20, 1988 NM · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY
Rocky Mountain Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A WIRE SAW USED IN SAWING TRAVERFIRE MARBLE FROM MOUNTAIN USES A DIAMOND WIRE FOR CUTTING DIAMOND WIRE HAS A TENDENCY OF BREAKING SAFETY BARAKADES ARE ALWAYS IN PLACE WHEN WIRE BROKE A SMALL P IECE APPROX.6IN LONG BROKE LOOSE & EMBEDDED IN SIDE OF EMPLOYEE

1986 · 1 incident

November 3, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rocky Mountain Stone Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TH9OWING 100 FT OF AIR HOSE COUT OF SEMI VAN END OF IT CAUGHT EMPLOYEES JACKET AND PULLED EMPLOYEE OFF EDGE OF RAMP EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 4 FT OFF EDGE WAS TRANSPORTED TO EVH FOR X- RAYS 3

1984 · 2 incidents

May 3, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Rocky Mountain Stone Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A DRINK OF WATER WHEN A STRONG GUST OF WIND BLEW OVER A STACK OF PALLETS, WHICH KNOCKED THE EMPLOYEE OVER AN EMBANCKMENT. THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 10 FT.

April 27, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rocky Mountain Stone Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMP ROLL A BOULDER INTO THE BUCKET OF A LOADER WHEN IT FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST I NAM THIGH I NMAE SAID HE WAS ALL RIGHT WITH MINOR SCRAPES ON H IS LEG BUT WAS TAKEN TO EVH EASTERN VALENCIA HOSPITAL FOR EXAM X RAYS TAKEN NO MEDICINE DRUGS OR BANDAGES APPLIED

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