Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cut right thigh with a utility knife. Fixing flashing on the scale conveyor knife slipped. Went to Rio Grande Hospital put in 9 stitches.
Portable Crushing Plant: 106 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
Controlled by
Estate of Henry T. Southway Jr.
MSHA Mine ID: 0503922
Portable Crushing Plant has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1986–2016
- Latest incident
- Jan 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
106
citations
37
significant & substantial
$28,462
proposed penalties
$18,359
paid to date
65% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $10,103 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
41
inspections on record
615
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: 615 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 Crushing Plant has $28K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.$28K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
106 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
Of $18K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-11-04.
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.34.9%
significant & substantial
14.2%
high negligence or reckless
34.9%
reasonably likely or greater
54.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.6% low, 79.2% moderate, 14.2% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
20
citations taken to the federal commission · 19% of citations on record
- Settled 11 · 55%
- Vacated or withdrawn 9 · 45%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
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Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.of 10 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
63%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$18K proposed, $6K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2020-06-21.
Contested penalties
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A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
| Docket | Decision | Judge | Year | Proposed / upheld |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST 2010-386M | Settlement | 2011 | $16K → $6K | |
| WEST 2018-0146 | Withdrawal | Manning | 2018 | $1K → $0 |
| WEST 2007-782M | Settlement | Manning | 2009 | $308 → $308 |
| WEST 2020-0332 | Settlement | 2020 | $123 → $123 | |
| WEST 2010-387M | Settlement | 2011 | $100 → $100 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2010-03-17, 16 years ago
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Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
6
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
- Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz5
- Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (6)
| Date | Contaminant | Concentration | Limit | Conc / limit | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.16 | 1.25 | 0.13 | Front-end Loader Operator |
| 2010-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.34 | 1.59 | 0.21 | Laborer, Bullgang |
| 2010-03-17 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.16 | 1.14 | 0.14 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2010-03-17 | Respirable dust, <.1mg | 0 | Front-end Loader Operator | ||
| 2006-04-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.78 | 2.15 | 0.36 | Crusher Oper/Worker |
| 2006-04-05 | Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | 0.52 | 1.39 | 0.37 | Front-end Loader Operator |
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2000 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Portable Crushing Plant sits in Bent County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.Bent County, Colorado · Population 5,524
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$49,194
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q1 | 1,587 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 2,318 | 7 | 3 | 3019.8 |
| 2020 Q3 | 2,299 | 19 | 8 | 8264.5 |
| 2020 Q2 | 1,370 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 2,428 | 1 | 0 | 411.9 |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,516 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 3,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 593 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q1 | 1,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q4 | 396 | 5 | 0 | 12626.3 |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,608 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 2,543 | 1 | 0 | 393.2 |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,018 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 428 | 7 | 3 | 16355.1 |
| 2017 Q2 | 721 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,421 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 909 | 3 | 0 | 3300.3 |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,816 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 2,402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,106 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,322 | 4 | 1 | 3025.7 |
| 2014 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 Q4 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,731 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 Q4 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 31746.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 919 | 7 | 2 | 7617.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,828 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,055 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,469 | 4 | 1 | 2722.9 |
| 2010 Q3 | 2,957 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 3,439 | 3 | 1 | 872.3 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,448 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 527 | 9 | 9 | 17077.8 |
| 2009 Q3 | 2,599 | 3 | 0 | 1154.3 |
| 2009 Q2 | 1,965 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 598 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 1,076 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 2,972 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 2,641 | 5 | 0 | 1893.2 |
| 2008 Q1 | 2,547 | 3 | 0 | 1177.9 |
| 2007 Q4 | 2,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 2,091 | 2 | 1 | 956.5 |
| 2007 Q2 | 3,101 | 1 | 1 | 322.5 |
| 2007 Q1 | 2,827 | 2 | 0 | 707.5 |
| 2006 Q4 | 2,895 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 3,009 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 4,848 | 3 | 0 | 618.8 |
| 2006 Q1 | 3,314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 2,814 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 3,782 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 2,696 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 3,130 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 3,189 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 2,320 | 2 | 1 | 862.1 |
| 2004 Q2 | 2,912 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 2,733 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 2,789 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 3,434 | 7 | 3 | 2038.4 |
| 2003 Q2 | 3,547 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 2,809 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 1,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 2,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 3,982 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 3,833 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,471 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,175 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 3,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,664 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,597 | 1 | 1 | 217.5 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 3,848 | 3 | 1 | 779.6 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2016 · 1 incident
2015 · 1 incident
December 9, 2015
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Shoveling and cleaning around the Crusher. Back Pain, Pulled groin Went to Rio Grand Hospital 310 County Road 14 Del Norte Co.
2006 · 1 incident
January 2, 2006
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS PRYING ROCK FROM JAW WITH 6' PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE HANDRAIL. SMASHED LEFT THUMB.
2003 · 1 incident
December 18, 2003
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa · Struck by rolling or sliding object
A ROCK ROLLED ON TO THE PLATFORM AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE LEG. EE HAD OF THE PPA ON. SAFETY GLASSES, DUST MASK, GLOVES AND SAFETY HARNESS WERE IN USE.
1986 · 1 incident
August 14, 1986
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 RADIATOR CAP FREOM DOZER. IN DOING SO HE RECEIVED BURNS TO THE EXTREMITIES