He was pulling on pipe wrench while installing bars on the Hailsmith. He smashed his right index finger between the platform and wrench.
Mobile #3: 25 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Armstrong Construction Co
· Surface
Controlled by
Bill B Armstrong Jr
Roswell, NM,
Lea County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900496
Mobile #3 has $2K 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
- 4
- Years on record
- 1990–2007
- Latest incident
- Nov 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
25
citations
1
significant & substantial
$2,349
proposed penalties
$2,349
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
12
inspections on record
122
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 122 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Mobile #3 has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
24 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-02-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.4.2%
significant & substantial
4.2%
high negligence or reckless
4.2%
reasonably likely or greater
83.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 62.5% low, 33.3% moderate, 4.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Mobile #3 recorded 6.72 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
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This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.6.72
total case rate
6.72
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.30 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In New Mexico, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.60 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
| Year | total case rate | days-away | fatal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 * | 6.72 | 6.72 | 0.000 |
| 2001 * | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 |
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
- Thomason Construction Company Inc 1950 to 1989
- Armstrong Construction Co 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2000 | 10 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Mobile #3 sits in Lea County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 16.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lea County, New Mexico · Population 73,154
16.0%
Mining share of county employment
$68,750
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 Q4 | 2,400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,309 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 6,261 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 7,276 | 4 | 0 | 549.8 |
| 2007 Q4 | 8,716 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 8,119 | 14 | 0 | 1724.4 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,969 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 5,950 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q4 | 8,938 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 7,136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 616 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q2 | 3,209 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 5,901 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q4 | 5,268 | 1 | 0 | 189.8 |
| 2003 Q3 | 1,109 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,222 | 1 | 0 | 818.3 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,220 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,225 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 34188.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 8,477 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 3,747 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 9,194 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 8,708 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,105 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 7,102 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 7,301 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2007 · 2 incidents
November 10, 2007
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Armstrong Construction Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Armstrong Construction Co · Accident type, without injuries
Subcontractor hit a gas line with Ditch Witch causing damage to line. Mine site was not inundated with gas due to prevailing winds.
2006 · 1 incident
August 23, 2006
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Armstrong Construction Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Lease truck driver tried to remove a rock stuck in his tailgate, gate slammed on his finger amuptating 1/4 of ring finger on left hand.
1990 · 1 incident
September 12, 1990
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Armstrong Construction Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WALKING ON ROUGH SURFACE, FELL INJ TO KNEE