Mining Incidents

RIBBLE CRUSHER #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Norman C Ribble
Socorro County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901999

RIBBLE CRUSHER #1 has $3K 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
1993–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
19
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,851
proposed penalties
$2,851
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
4
inspections on record
52
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: 52 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

RIBBLE CRUSHER #1 has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2001-01-03.
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
2002 Q3 1,300 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 3,335 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,469 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,524 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,198 1 0 455.0
2000 Q4 2,496 18 7 7211.5
2000 Q3 1,521 0 0 0.0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 1,507 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,202 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

May 13, 1994 NM · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ribble Contracting Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS UNHITCHING GENERATOR TRAILER FROM CO VEHICLE WENT TO PLACE TONGUE OF TRAILER ON A BLOCK AND HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TONGUE AND THE BLOCK.

May 4, 1994 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ribble Contracting Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

DISLOCATED SHOULDER WHILE THROWING EMPTY BARRELS OVER FENCE TO PLACE THEM OUT OF SIGHT FROM TRAFFIC AND NEIGHORS.

1993 · 5 incidents

September 4, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ribble Contracting Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE FIXING A PIECE OF BELTING ON THE FINE HEAD UNDERSCREEN CONVEYOR, WHE ASKED IF THEY WERE FINISHED & TO START UP PLANT. ONE SAID YES IT WAS READY. THE PLANT WAS STARTED UNKOWI NG THAT ATHAE INJURED WAS STILL ON THE CONVEYOR BEHIND THE PLANT. OTHER EMPLOYEE RAN OUT & TOLD ME TO TURN OFF THE PLANT. I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. INJURED WAS ALL SCRATCHED UP, ON CONVEY

August 25, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ribble Contracting Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS IN AN AREA THAT WAS OFF LIMITS WHILE THE LOADER WAS IN THE AREA. WORKER WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING BEHIND THE PRIMARY * GOT HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK & RIBS WITH A ROCK [6"] WH EN THE LOADER WAS DUMPING MATERIAL INTO BIN.

June 12, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ribble Contracting Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS CHANGING OUT ELECTRICAL MOTOR, LIFTING THE MOTOR UP TO THE MOUNT, PULLED LOWER BACK.

February 11, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ribble Contracting Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS UNLOADING A STEEL REINFORECED HOSE FROM TRAILER. DISCOMFORT BEGAN THAT AFTERNOON & THEN BECAME EXTREME DISCOMFORT AFTER WORK. THEN PAIN VARIED UNTIL VISITED DR. ON 2/16/93.

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