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Pacer Portable Metal/Non-Metal

Pacer Minerals, LLC · Surface
Custer, Custer County, SD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3900800

Pacer Portable has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1994–1998
Latest incident
Sep 1998
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
34
citations
13
significant & substantial
$19,015
proposed penalties
$19,015
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
31
inspections on record
315
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: 315 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Pacer Portable has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$19K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
33 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2017-12-11.
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
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 158 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 112 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 150 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 137 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 267 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 202 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 181 0 0 0.0
Show 70 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1 126 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 256 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 322 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 391 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 142 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 32 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 311 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 499 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 518 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 690 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 196 1 0 5102.0
2017 Q3 265 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 228 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 585 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 814 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 545 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 294 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 245 1 1 4081.6
2015 Q4 254 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 107 1 0 9345.8
2015 Q2 926 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 894 1 0 1118.6
2014 Q4 1,496 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,334 2 1 1499.3
2014 Q2 1,708 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,496 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,537 2 2 1301.2
2013 Q3 1,164 1 0 859.1
2013 Q2 2,135 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,483 1 0 674.3
2012 Q4 1,703 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,301 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,095 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,114 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 957 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,099 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 839 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 374 3 2 8021.4
2010 Q4 637 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,057 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 696 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,027 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,058 2 2 1890.4
2009 Q3 1,059 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 951 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,075 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,066 12 3 11257.0
2008 Q3 1,345 2 1 1487.0
2008 Q2 738 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 184 1 1 5434.8
2007 Q4 263 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 88 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 109 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 114 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 93 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 194 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 137 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 218 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 271 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 371 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 208 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 171 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 195 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 156 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 54 4 0 74074.1
2004 Q1 15 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1998 SD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Pacer Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAULED FELDSPAR IN CO TRUCK. AT THE END OF THE HAUL, THE BOX ON THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE BOX WITH THE AIR HOSE, A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL EMBEDDED IT SELF IN HIS RIGHT EYE. ON 9/7/98 HE WENT TO THE URGENT CARE CLINIC IN CUSTER AND HAD IT REMOVED. HE WAS OFF WORK 9/7/98 ABD RETURNED TO WIRK ON 9/8/98.

January 21, 1998 SD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Pacer Corporation · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING ON PIECE OF METAL. WELDING FLASH OCCURRED AND BURNED LEFT EYE.

1996 · 1 incident

February 28, 1996 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Pacer Corporation · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING A GUARD ON THE PICKING BELT AT THE ST. LOUIS MINE, A FLASH BACK OCCURRED APPARENTLY FROM THE SNOW AND HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH IN HIS EYES. EE WENT TO CLINIC FOR CHECKUP AND RE CEIVED A PRESCRIPTION. NO LOST TIME. HE RETURNEDTO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY.

1995 · 1 incident

June 23, 1995 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Pacer Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A HOPPER ON THE PICKING BELT A THE ST LOUIS MINE.THE WELDING HOOD BOUNCED BACK JUST A LITTLE AND A SPARK INSIDE THE HOOD AND BURNED THE CORNEAS OF BOTH EYES.EMPLOYEE WORKE D ALL DAY.EYES STARTED BOTHERING HIM FRIDAY EVENING.HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT CUSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WHERE THEY CHECKED HIS EYES AND GAVE HIM SOME EYE DROPS.THE RE-CHECK ON SATURDAY

1994 · 3 incidents

August 2, 1994 SD · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Pacer Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE HOSE FROM THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE, ABOVE THE FAN BELTS, THAT WERE OBSTRUCTING HIS VIEW. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS BROKEN AND RECEIVED LA CERATIONS. EMPLOYEE IS NOT A WAGNER MINING EMPLOYEE, BUT A PACER CORPORATION EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON HAND ON 8-3-94 AT RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL.

May 30, 1994 SD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pacer Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A 75B MICHIGAN LOADER. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND HE PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND. EE WENT TO THE FAMILY HEALTH CARE CLINICC, SAW DR GRABER AND GOT A TETNAS SHOT. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME ON THIS INJURY.

March 10, 1994 SD · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Pacer Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NO ACCIDENT EE COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESSIN FOREARMS, THUMB AND 1 ST TWO FINGERS ON BOTH HANDS AND ARMS. EE HAS BEEN OPERATING AN AIR OPENATED HAMMER DRILL FOR ONLY 2 MONTHS.

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