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Northcutt Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by GMS Inc; David Shoup
Hobbs, Lea County, NM  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2902296

Northcutt has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $545 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2015
Latest incident
Jul 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
62
citations
12
significant & substantial
$9,673
proposed penalties
$9,128
paid to date
94% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $545 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
34
inspections on record
371
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: 371 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Northcutt has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $545 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$545
outstanding
59 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-09.
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
2025 Q4 2,826 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 3,902 5 1 1281.4
2025 Q2 4,635 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,564 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 2,622 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,475 6 0 2424.2
2021 Q1 391 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 953 0 0 0.0
Show 42 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 1,285 1 0 778.2
2018 Q4 810 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,082 1 0 924.2
2018 Q2 654 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 966 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 928 1 1 1077.6
2017 Q3 1,105 2 0 1810.0
2017 Q2 1,387 1 0 721.0
2017 Q1 1,217 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,529 2 0 441.6
2016 Q3 5,002 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 4,519 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,294 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 4,767 3 0 629.3
2015 Q3 6,634 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,252 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,648 1 0 377.6
2014 Q4 2,012 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,899 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 3,164 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 5,244 1 0 190.7
2013 Q4 3,987 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 3,908 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,285 4 1 1750.5
2013 Q1 2,380 1 1 420.2
2011 Q4 2,493 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,649 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,309 1 0 433.1
2009 Q3 2,660 6 3 2255.6
2009 Q2 7,524 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,435 2 0 310.8
2008 Q4 6,400 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,900 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 5,500 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,500 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,800 3 1 517.2
2007 Q3 3,551 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,917 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,396 8 3 1482.6
2006 Q3 4,557 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,126 3 1 959.7
2006 Q1 1,357 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2015 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Materials, LLP · Fall to the walkway or working surface

A truck entering the site was on the scale and while the driver was checking in with the scale operator something in the engine ignited starting a fire. Our employee, while attempting to put the fire out with a fire extinguisher was blown backwards when a tire blew. The employee's left shoulder was hurt when he fell backwards.

May 11, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Materials, LLP · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After moving rocks in a track hoe. The employee parked the equipment. While climbing down from the equipment he twisted his right ankle when he stepped onto the ground.

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