Mining Incidents

Moapa Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Cemex · Surface
Controlled by Cemex S A
moapa, Clark County, NV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2602283

Moapa Quarry has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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
2001–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
98
citations
15
significant & substantial
$22,473
proposed penalties
$19,755
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,718 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
27
inspections on record
495
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: 495 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Moapa Quarry has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$22K
current assessed
$20K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
96 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-08-28.
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
2008 Q2 6,066 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 8,609 11 0 1277.7
2007 Q4 11,785 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 10,463 5 1 477.9
2007 Q2 11,233 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 11,905 9 1 756.0
2006 Q4 10,921 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 14,105 0 0 0.0
Show 26 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q2 13,866 3 0 216.4
2006 Q1 10,579 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,597 6 3 625.2
2005 Q3 14,969 9 0 601.2
2005 Q2 7,034 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 8,558 7 1 817.9
2004 Q4 7,516 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,132 3 0 368.9
2004 Q2 7,785 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,407 6 1 810.0
2003 Q4 7,810 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 9,288 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 10,514 7 0 665.8
2003 Q1 10,868 5 1 460.1
2002 Q4 10,030 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,481 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,733 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 11,864 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,960 4 2 401.6
2001 Q3 10,654 11 3 1032.5
2001 Q2 9,509 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 9,809 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 9,636 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,023 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 9,342 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,937 11 2 1230.8
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

September 22, 2005 NV · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Cemex · Fall from machine

Employee was on the radio stacker belt when the plant was turned on. He was shaken off and fell from the stacker belt. Employee sustained a broken femur.

August 13, 2005 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cemex · Struck by falling object

Employee was opening the crusher door. The door fell and he tried to catch it. In doing so he suffered a laceration on his left middle finger requiring 21 stitiches and a broken finger tip.

2002 · 2 incidents

June 25, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Infiniton LLC · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS INSTALLING A DRIVE BELT. HE TRIED TO SPIN THE PULLY TO INSTALL THE BELT & HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT & THE PULLEY.

May 16, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Infiniton LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE GOT OUT OF THE WATER TRUCK AND TRIED TO ADJUST THE SIDE SPRAYER ON THE TRUCK WHEN HE PULLED UP ON THE SPRAYER HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ARM.

2001 · 2 incidents

September 6, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Barr Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GRINDING ON METAL FOR TAIL PULLEY SOMEHOW A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND GOT IN MY EYE. STILL UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE. EYE STILL HAZEY, NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF LEFT EYE YET.

June 7, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal INUNDATION
Barr Products · Accident type, without injuries

FLASH FLOOD THAT BROKE THROUGH DITCH WHICH CAUSED FLOODING OF PIT AREA, WHICH BURRIED 2 WATER PUMPS AND 1 GENERATOR.

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