Mining Incidents

San Juan Deep Coal

San Juan Coal Company · Underground
P.O. Box 561, San Juan County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902201

San Juan Deep has $6K 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
11
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
29
citations
8
significant & substantial
$6,218
proposed penalties
$6,218
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
12
inspections on record
277
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: 277 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

San Juan Deep has $6K 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-02-07.
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 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 0 5 4
2001 Q4 0 15 2
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 9 2
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
Show 2 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2002 · 6 incidents

February 15, 2002 NM · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
San Juan Coal Company · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

EE & CO-WORKER WERE WRECKING FORMS ONE OR BOTH EE'S STEPPED OUT ONTO PIECE OF PLYWOOD WHICH HADNOT BEEN NAILED DOWN. BOTH EE'S FELL 15' TO THE BOTTOM OF SHAFT.

February 15, 2002 NM · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
San Juan Coal Company · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

EE AND CO-WORKER WERE WRECKING FORMS ONE OR BOTHEE STEPPED OUT ONTO PIECE OF PLYWOOD WHICH HAD NOT BEEN NAILED DOWN- BOTH EE'S FELL 15' TO BOTTOM OF SHAFT.

February 9, 2002 NM · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
San Juan Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF IRON, IRON FELL AND STRUCK FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE. STARTING LOSING TIME.

February 7, 2002 NM · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
San Juan Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

POCKET OF METHANE IGNITED BY CUTTING TORCH CAUSING FLASH BURN TO HANDS, WRISTS, FACE.

February 7, 2002 NM · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
San Juan Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

POCKET OF METHANE IGNITED BY CUTTING TORCH CAUSING FLASH BURN TO HANDS, WRISTS, & FACE.

January 29, 2002 NM · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
San Juan Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE LEANED BACK ON KICKER WHICH HE HAD PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED. KICKER FELL OUT CAUSING EE TO FALL. BRUISES TO BACK & HIP.

2001 · 5 incidents

November 21, 2001 NM · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
San Juan Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HOOKING AIR & WATER HOSE TO DRILL BASKET.ROCK FELL FROM RIB HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

September 4, 2001 NM · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
San Juan Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS AFTER USING DRILL.

August 13, 2001 NM · Coal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
San Juan Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DRILLING WITH SINKING HAMMER. HE TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS. THE DRILL FELL ON HIS FACE, FRACTURING HIS NOSE AND LACERATIONS TO FACE.

May 24, 2001 NM · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
San Juan Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRILLING DRILL BIT CAUGHT A PIECE OF RBARCAUSING DRILL TO JERK, SPRAINING WRIST

March 24, 2001 NM · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
San Juan Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING DRILL HAMMER INTO DRILL RIG, RIG PINCHED HAND BETWEEN RIG & RIG STEP. HAND PINCHED OR MASHED CAUSING FRACTURED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

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