Mining Incidents

MIMBRES PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Charles Hamilton
Silver City, Luna County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2900473

MIMBRES PIT has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $688 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1984–2022
Latest incident
Dec 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
224
citations
64
significant & substantial
$49,799
proposed penalties
$48,236
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,563 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
79
inspections on record
1,349
inspection hours
16.6
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.
224 citations across 1,349 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MIMBRES PIT has $50K in proposed MSHA penalties and $688 outstanding across 6 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.
$50K
proposed penalties
$49K
current assessed
$48K
paid to date
$688
outstanding
218 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-12-10.
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
2025 Q4 5,199 4 0 769.4
2025 Q3 5,385 7 1 1299.9
2025 Q2 4,571 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,083 10 1 2449.2
2024 Q4 3,051 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,087 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,485 3 1 462.6
2024 Q1 5,532 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 5,716 4 1 699.8
2023 Q3 6,138 4 1 651.7
2023 Q2 5,043 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,654 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,879 2 0 694.7
2022 Q3 4,039 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,443 4 1 900.3
2022 Q1 5,360 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,914 3 0 766.5
2021 Q3 6,055 1 0 165.2
2021 Q2 7,571 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 6,893 2 0 290.1
2020 Q4 8,477 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 5,884 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 5,347 2 1 374.0
2020 Q1 5,446 4 0 734.5
2019 Q4 6,126 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,722 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,439 5 1 776.5
2019 Q1 8,608 4 0 464.7
2018 Q4 8,407 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 8,687 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,380 2 0 371.7
2018 Q1 3,302 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 3,957 1 0 252.7
2017 Q3 4,198 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,789 7 1 1461.7
2017 Q1 6,780 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 8,486 4 1 471.4
2016 Q3 7,257 4 2 551.2
2016 Q2 4,718 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 3,949 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,799 12 4 2500.5
2015 Q3 7,277 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,939 2 0 288.2
2015 Q1 5,116 3 1 586.4
2014 Q4 4,807 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,837 2 0 521.2
2014 Q2 4,515 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,894 2 0 408.7
2013 Q4 6,846 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 4,708 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,514 1 0 221.5
2013 Q1 4,808 3 0 624.0
2012 Q4 5,746 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 4,633 8 4 1726.7
2012 Q2 5,974 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,325 4 1 751.2
2011 Q4 6,000 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,033 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,033 4 0 497.9
2011 Q1 5,508 9 4 1634.0
2010 Q4 5,590 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 4,617 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,785 2 0 418.0
2010 Q1 4,084 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 4,022 4 0 994.5
2009 Q3 4,686 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,396 2 0 312.7
2009 Q1 6,605 5 2 757.0
2008 Q4 6,881 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,680 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,243 7 2 1121.3
2008 Q1 6,745 6 3 889.5
2007 Q4 7,322 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 8,422 19 9 2256.0
2007 Q2 6,852 14 9 2043.2
2007 Q1 6,021 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,154 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,925 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 6,451 4 3 620.1
2006 Q1 5,643 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,424 1 0 226.0
2005 Q3 5,282 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,962 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,459 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,101 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,251 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,315 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,600 2 0 555.6
2003 Q4 3,115 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,874 1 0 258.1
2003 Q2 4,250 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,380 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,503 9 5 1635.5
2002 Q3 6,381 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 4,607 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,734 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,397 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,170 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,419 3 2 877.4
2001 Q1 2,947 5 2 1696.6
2000 Q4 2,736 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,452 9 1 3670.5
2000 Q2 3,686 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,035 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2022 · 1 incident

December 15, 2022 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a belt with a utility knife, and it slipped cutting EE's arm just above the wrist.

2018 · 1 incident

October 17, 2018 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was shoveling out the tail pulley on the under jaw conveyor. When EE was trying to push material out from under the conveyor it caught the shovel therefore twisting the shovel out from EE's hand causing it to rip off half of the left hand index finger nail.

2017 · 1 incident

March 1, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Installing a tail pulley on fines stacker conveyor. Lifted pulley in an awkward position, felt the strain.

2015 · 3 incidents

September 2, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing the tail pulley bearings on the sand conveyor tail pulley when the cable come along broke lifting the belt roll forward pinching his right hand.

June 19, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Welder was welding on the crusher in a squatted position. Other potential contributing factors may be heat and lack of hydration. Welder strained his lower back.

January 21, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was cleaning up material by jaw crusher with skid steer loader. He raised bucket to dump material when a rock rolled off the backside of bucket falling into the cab and hitting ee left foot.

2014 · 1 incident

January 23, 2014 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Fall from machine

As per employee: At 9:30 AM, I employee decided to climb the Ortner to clean it. Then the alarm went off and I jumped off, landed on my left foot and the ground was frozen, and I know I should have not been there, but I wanted to clean it out.

2010 · 1 incident

October 23, 2010 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was stepping up into a belt to work on it when he lost his footing. He used his right hand to catch his fall when he smashed his right middle finger onto a rock. The rock caused a small laceration to the finger.

1995 · 3 incidents

December 30, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A DIESEL ENGINE INSTALLING AN INJECTOR PUMP ON A POWER SCREENING PLANT. HE HADREMOVED THE RADIATOR FAN SHROUD, WAS PRIMING & TESTING ENGINE, HAS #1 INJECTOR LOOSE, ENGINE STA RTED & HE WENT TO TIGHTEN UP #1 INJECTOR, & STUCK RIGHT HAND INTO FAN BLADE! RECIEVED SEVER LACERATIONS ON R HAND & WRIST. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

June 27, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS CHANGING OUT A HEAD PULLEY BEARING ON #1 FEED APRON REPLACING THE BEARIN. WE WERE DRIVING IT BACK ON WITH A HAMMER WHEN IT SHATTERED & A PIECE OF IT HIT ME IN THE CHEST.

March 22, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Southwest Concrete & Paving Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BEARINGS OUT OF #2 SCREEN WHEN HOT SLAG FELL DOWN HIS GLOVE AND BURNED HIS INDEX FINGER. MINISTERED FIRST AID AND WENT BACKTO WORK.

1994 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

April 28, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Southwest Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against a moving object

MODEL TEREX TRUCK. SEVERAL CONDITIONS CAUSED TRUCK TO ROLL OVER. REAR FRAME ONLY. SPEED ROAD CONDITIONS AND LOADSHIFT ALL CONTRIBUTED TO ROLLOVER.

1989 · 1 incident

January 18, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southwest Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME AND ANOTHER MAN IN PROCESS OF STANDING FULL 55 GALLON DRUM ON END EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

1984 · 1 incident

March 6, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

ASSISTING IN PUTTING THE SAFETY GUARD BACK ON CRUSHER WHEN THE BOLT SECURING HOISTING CHAIN ON ONE END BROKE, LETTING THE GUARD FALL & HIT THE INJURED IN THE FOREHEAD.

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