Mining Incidents

Miller Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Connie Spiegel
Temple, Bell County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4103803

Miller Pit has $5K 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
16
Years on record
1994–2003
Latest incident
Apr 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
50
citations
15
significant & substantial
$5,035
proposed penalties
$5,035
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
12
inspections on record
264
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: 264 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Miller Pit has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-07-27.
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
2004 Q3 1,759 1 0 568.5
2004 Q2 6,322 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,216 3 0 575.2
2003 Q4 5,116 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 6,009 4 0 665.7
2003 Q2 5,621 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 5,391 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,279 3 1 477.8
Show 11 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 11,963 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 11,609 3 2 258.4
2002 Q1 11,668 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 11,193 11 2 982.8
2001 Q3 13,888 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,944 3 1 274.1
2001 Q1 10,014 16 5 1597.8
2000 Q4 9,427 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 10,043 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 10,884 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 9,424 6 4 636.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

April 26, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EE WAS USING MACHINE TO BREAK BOULDERS. HE GOT OFF THE MACHINE TO USE BATHROOM. WHEN GETTING BACK ON MACHINE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 20, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS HELPING OTHER EE WELD EQUIPMENT WITHOUT PROPER EYE PROTECTION.

2002 · 1 incident

2001 · 2 incidents

August 20, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 30 LB TUBES FROM ONE TRUCK & PUTTING ON ANOTHER TRUCK 10' AWAY. INJURY CAUSED BY TWISTING WHILE LIFTING. DIDN'T KNOW BACK WAS HURT UNTILTHAT NIGHT. DISCOMFORT ABATED AFTER WALKING FOR A MINUTE. WENT TO DOCTOR AS A PRECAUTION. DOCTORSAID IT SHOULD GO AWAY ENTIRELY IN A WEEK OR TWO

2000 · 3 incidents

May 11, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS FINISHING GREASING ON TOP OF CONVEYOR AND WAS WALKING BACK DOWN THE CONVEYOR AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON CONVEYOR.

April 21, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver ELECTRICAL
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

WAS DUMPING PEA GRAVEL IN STOCKPILE AREA NEXT TO POWER LINES WHEN HIS TRAILOR GOT CAUGHT UP INTO THE POWER LINES.

March 10, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS LOADING TRUCKS ON STATE STOCKPILE, MATERIAL WAS PACKED HARD AND WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING INTO STOCKPILE THE LOADER JERKED HARD AND EMPLOYEE'S BACK JERKED.

1999 · 1 incident

1997 · 4 incidents

September 17, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING HOSE OFF TW47 WATER TRUCK AND STRAINED BACK.

June 20, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER WHEN BITTEN BY SPIDER ON RIGHT HAND.

June 19, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE BECAME DIZZY.EMP STOPPED TRUCK. HE PASSED OUT. UPON AWAKENINGHE VOMITED. EMP WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.

January 21, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLED CHEST MUSCLE WHILE CLIMBING OTU OF HAUL TRUCK.

1996 · 1 incident

March 28, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING WHEN SLAG FELL IN BETWEEN HIS WATCH AND LEFT WRIST BURNING SLAG ATTACHED TO THE WATCH BURNING ARM.

1995 · 1 incident

September 5, 1995 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Shallow Ford Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE FEEDER TO THE CRUSHING PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF FLY ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD

1994 · 1 incident

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