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Otero County Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Otero County · Surface
Controlled by Otero County-CO
Rocky Ford, Otero County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504139

Otero County Crusher has $6K 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
3
Years on record
1998–1999
Latest incident
Jul 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
47
citations
3
significant & substantial
$6,015
proposed penalties
$6,015
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
38
inspections on record
451
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: 451 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Otero County Crusher has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-05-01.
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 62 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 67 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 415 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 110 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 400 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 441 1 0 2267.6
2024 Q1 254 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 324 1 0 3086.4
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q3 277 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 317 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 208 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 285 1 0 3508.8
2022 Q3 152 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 476 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 352 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 422 2 0 4739.3
2021 Q3 290 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 493 2 0 4056.8
2021 Q1 455 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 431 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 358 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 450 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 350 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 353 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 429 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 522 2 0 3831.4
2019 Q1 379 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 479 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 337 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 361 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 336 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 413 1 0 2421.3
2017 Q3 341 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 388 1 0 2577.3
2017 Q1 387 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 486 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 531 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 509 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 305 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 301 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 423 2 0 4728.1
2015 Q2 414 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 196 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 10 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 10 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 0 0 0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 0 0 0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 40 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 60 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 105 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 40 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 244 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 10 6 0 600000.0
2011 Q1 20 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 18 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 478 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,574 1 0 635.3
2010 Q1 117 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 252 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 137 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 30 1 0 33333.3
2009 Q1 140 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 155 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 447 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 189 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 382 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 378 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 212 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 131 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,290 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 413 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 395 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 221 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 179 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 722 5 3 6925.2
2005 Q2 568 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 478 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 433 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 357 13 0 36414.6
2004 Q2 1,037 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 858 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 307 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 253 2 0 7905.1
2003 Q2 199 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 110 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 176 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 178 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 123 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 223 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 151 6 0 39735.1
2001 Q2 224 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 74 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 237 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 203 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 20 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 278 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1999 · 2 incidents

July 19, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager MACHINERY
Otero County · Contact with hot objects or substances

HAD R HAND ON CLUCTER WENT TO GRAB FOR PUSH WITH L HAND GRAB THE MUFFLER AND BUM L HAND HE WENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER BURNING HIS HAND.

February 17, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Otero County · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF A DRAGLINE ONTO PLATFORMTHEN ONTO RIGGER WHERE IT TELESCOPES. IT CREATEDAN UNEVEN SURFACE.

1998 · 1 incident

January 14, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Otero County · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CLEANING THE FEEDER HOPPER ON THE CRUSHER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO CARCH HIMSELF WHEN HE FALL AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND SPRAINING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

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