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Sais Quarry: 66 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Vincent J Lardner III
Blue Springs, Socorro County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2900641

Sais Quarry has $11K 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
2
Years on record
2006–2007
Latest incident
Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
66
citations
15
significant & substantial
$11,106
proposed penalties
$11,106
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See New Mexico Travertine Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2006
53
inspections on record
611
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: 611 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Sais Quarry has $11K 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$11K
current assessed
$11K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-10-29.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
22.7%
significant & substantial
12.1%
high negligence or reckless
22.7%
reasonably likely or greater
54.5%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.5% low, 86.4% moderate, 12.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ 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)
ⓘ 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: 2022-12-07, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
9
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz1
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (9)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2022-12-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2022-12-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-11-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-11-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2016-09-08 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 0.29 0.79 Laborer, Bullgang
2016-09-08 Nuisance dust, total, <1% Qtz 0 10 0.00 Front-end Loader Operator
2011-10-21 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2009-04-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2009-04-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 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
  1. New Mexico Quarries Inc 1996 to 2006
  2. New Mexico Travertine Inc 2006 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
2025 4
2024 5
2023 6
2022 6
2021 5
2020 5
2019 4
2018 6
2017 4
2016 4
2015 5
2014 2
2013 3
2012 3
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 2
2007 3
2006 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Sais Quarry sits in Socorro County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Socorro County, New Mexico · Population 16,308
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$47,556
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 1,672 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,400 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,409 1 0 709.7
2025 Q3 2,006 1 1 498.5
2025 Q2 1,639 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,466 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,575 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 2,518 0 0 0.0
Show 73 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 2,412 1 0 414.6
2024 Q1 2,140 5 0 2336.4
2023 Q4 2,328 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,301 3 2 1303.8
2023 Q2 2,985 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 3,388 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,525 1 1 396.0
2022 Q3 3,092 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 2,875 2 1 695.7
2022 Q1 2,013 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 2,012 1 0 497.0
2021 Q3 2,162 3 0 1387.6
2021 Q2 1,746 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,831 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,472 4 1 1618.1
2020 Q3 2,190 5 0 2283.1
2020 Q2 2,325 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,472 3 0 1213.6
2019 Q4 2,137 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,770 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,272 2 1 1572.3
2019 Q1 5,915 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,962 1 0 509.7
2018 Q3 2,326 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,614 2 0 553.4
2018 Q1 3,190 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,877 2 1 1065.5
2017 Q3 1,406 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,437 2 0 1391.8
2017 Q1 1,734 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,212 4 0 3300.3
2016 Q3 1,068 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,227 1 0 815.0
2016 Q1 879 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 811 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,386 1 0 721.5
2015 Q2 1,823 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,679 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,409 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 874 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 819 3 0 3663.0
2014 Q1 895 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 969 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,020 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,216 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 722 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,309 3 0 2291.8
2012 Q3 1,484 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 709 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 674 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,091 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 228 3 2 13157.9
2011 Q2 511 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 172 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 897 1 1 1114.8
2010 Q2 975 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 391 1 0 2557.5
2009 Q4 427 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 640 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 695 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 890 1 0 1123.6
2008 Q4 1,013 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,221 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,034 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 261 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 568 2 2 3521.1
2007 Q3 544 3 0 5514.7
2007 Q2 1,128 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 719 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 475 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 374 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,169 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2007 · 1 incident

August 26, 2007 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Mexico Travertine Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a hammer and a chisel to drive keyway out of wearplate and struck finger between plate and chisel, when the chisel slipped, causing a deep lacertion to left index finger requiring four stitches.

2006 · 1 incident

August 2, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Mexico Travertine Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was on the walkway of the screen deck and slipped on oil that had leaked from a hose, twisting his left knee in the process. He was told by his dr., that it was a bad sprain & should heal within a few wks. After 3 wks, it was apparent that it was not healing and a follow up visit determined that the injury was a torn panaeta tendon.