Employee states that over time (3-4 years) operating the backhoe exacerbated an existing neck condition. When the mine closed, he began to see an occupational medicine doctor and to work at employer's construction projects. He ultimately had neck surgery in July 2005.
Sand Plant #131 Metal/Non-Metal
Sand Plant #131 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1992–2005
- Latest incident
- Jun 2005
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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.Sand Plant #131 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q3 | 923 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,855 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 4,165 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 4,261 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 4,699 | 1 | 0 | 212.8 |
| 2003 Q2 | 5,410 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q1 | 4,747 | 3 | 2 | 632.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 4,490 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 5,192 | 6 | 2 | 1155.6 |
| 2002 Q2 | 5,784 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 4,690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 4,882 | 13 | 6 | 2662.8 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,760 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 6,741 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 6,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 5,318 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 6,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 6,115 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
19 on file2005 · 1 incident
2001 · 1 incident
EE WAS PRYING ROCKS WITH BAR AT CRUSHER, BAR SLIPPED.
2000 · 1 incident
EE WAS STANDING ON LADDER CUTTING PLASTIC TIE STRINGS TO SECURE WIRING TO FRAME. USING A KNIFE, HOLDING LADDER WITH ONE HAND. WHEN EE CUT THROUGH STRING, THE KNIFE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, SLICING LEFT HAND OVER THREE KNUCKLES.
1999 · 1 incident
GRID ABOVE FEED BIN BLINDED OVER WITH ROCK EE WAS DISLODGED ROCK WITH WOODEN POLE WHEN ROCKSUDDENLY DISLODGED. EE LOST BALANCE & FELL FORWARD INTO EMPTY BIN LANDING ON ANKLE CAUSING SPRAI N TO ANKLE
1998 · 1 incident
EE WAS REMOVING BEARING HOUSING FROM SCREEN DECK WHEN PIECE OF STEEL DEBRIS BLEW INTO LEFT EYE AND LODGED.
1994 · 5 incidents
EE WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM MACHINE, WRENCH SLIPPED EE S RIGHT HAND POINTING FINGER AT KNUCLE STRUCK MACHINE CAUSING BUMP ON FINGER.
GRIDNING ON METAL GRINDER SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT KNEE.
PICKING UP A PIECE OF STEEL.
PRIMING PUMP, SLIPPED, TWISTED BACK.
SHOVELING UNDER HOPPER, ROCK FELL STRIKING A GLANCING BLOW TO HEAD & SHOULDER. (WAS WEARING HARD HAT).
1993 · 5 incidents
WAS ON 5HD INTERNATIONAL LOADER WENT DEAD COULD NOT STOP WHEN OFF EDGE BESIDE FEED HOPPER, TURNED OVER ON SIDE OF MACHINE.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING AT THE TIME, HIS WRIST STATED HURTING AND SWELLING UP.
WAS MOVING TRACKLIKE BUCKET WITH LOADER TO REPOSITION TO WELD ON BUCKET SLIPPED CROSSTIE UNDER BUCKET HIT LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS CHECKING OIL IN HEAD PULLY MOTOR ON 80FT CRUSHER BELT DID NOT TELL EE WORKERS WHERE OR WHAT HE WAS DOING OTHER STRAPLIER THE OTHER WORKER YELLED BUT EE DID NOT ANSWER STARTED BELT EEE G OT ARM CAUGHT IN BELT PULLY
HE STEPPED ON NAIL WHILE WORKING ON DOCK AT POND.
1992 · 4 incidents
OPERATOR WAS COMING OFF LOADER AND FELL. ACCIDENT IS ATTRIBUTED TO CARELESSNESS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK & PULLED HIS BACK
INJ OCCURRED WHILE THE EMPL WAS HOLDING ONE END OF A PIPE AND ANOTHER EMPL WAS HOLDING THE OTHER END AND DROPPED IT PUTTING FULL WEIGHT OF THE PIPE ON THE 1ST EMPL. EMPL BACK WAS PULLED.
WHILE REPAIRING A MACHINE THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREHEAD CUT ON THE FOREHEAD RESULTING IN 4 STITCHES
The full compliance file on Sand Plant #131
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.