Mining Incidents

PORTABLE CRUSHER Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Las Animas County-CO
Trinidad, Las Animas County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504514

PORTABLE CRUSHER has $11K 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
5
Years on record
1994–2010
Latest incident
Apr 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
19
significant & substantial
$11,379
proposed penalties
$6,816
paid to date
60% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,563 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
17
inspections on record
256
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: 256 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PORTABLE CRUSHER has $11K 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-04-06.
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
2011 Q2 0 0 0
2011 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q4 0 0 0
2010 Q3 100 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 942 10 6 10615.7
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 400 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 128 0 0 0.0
Show 36 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 980 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 340 7 0 20588.2
2008 Q4 0 0 0
2008 Q3 0 0 0
2008 Q2 200 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 200 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 240 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 510 4 0 7843.1
2007 Q2 480 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 80 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,000 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,200 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 330 1 1 3030.3
2006 Q1 0 1 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,200 10 3 8333.3
2004 Q3 1,260 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,248 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 980 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,200 3 1 2500.0
2003 Q2 1,200 1 0 833.3
2003 Q1 1,200 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,200 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,584 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,170 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,170 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,170 3 3 2564.1
2001 Q1 898 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 513 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 367 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 483 15 5 31055.9
2000 Q1 840 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2010 · 1 incident

April 5, 2010 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Las Animas County Government · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While unloading panels from a truck, employee stepped on some rocks that rolled out from under his foot twisting his ankle and knee, causing him to fall to the ground.

2005 · 1 incident

February 10, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Las Animas County Government · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A SHIM FOR THE JAW WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK AND HIP.

2001 · 1 incident

September 26, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Las Animas County Government · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON HAND RAILING, WHEN IT FEWLL ON HIS FINGER.

2000 · 1 incident

February 29, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Las Animas County Government · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TANDEM DUMP TRUCK TAIL GATE WAS IN ADVERTENTLY OPENED WHILE LOOSING ROCKS THAT HAD THE GATE BLOCK OPENED. A ROCK FROM THE TOP ROLLED DOWN, HIT THE TAILGATE AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.

1994 · 1 incident

August 5, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Las Animas County Government · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING INSTALLATION OF NEW BELT, A BAR SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER SERIOUSLY.

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