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SIERRA BLANCA Metal/Non-Metal

Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104015

SIERRA BLANCA has $220 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
10
Years on record
1999–2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$220
proposed penalties
$220
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
8
inspections on record
134
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: 134 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SIERRA BLANCA has $220 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.
$220
proposed penalties
$220
current assessed
$220
paid to date
$0
outstanding
4 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-02-05.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2003 Q3 3,137 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,911 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 9,080 1 0 110.1
2002 Q4 11,768 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,111 1 0 82.6
2002 Q2 12,625 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 14,957 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 16,867 0 0 0.0
Show 7 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q3 16,207 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 15,454 2 0 129.4
2001 Q1 14,499 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 12,136 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,512 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 14,965 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 13,423 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2002 · 1 incident

July 15, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS ON THE WEST SIDE TOP OF THE PRODUCTION SCREENS, HE THEN SORT OF SLIPPED TWISTING HIS FOOT, HE DIDN'T THINK HE STEPPED ON A ROCK THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY HE STEPPED.

2001 · 5 incidents

December 21, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HOLDING UP A WARE PLATE TO THE DISCHARGE END OF THE VIBRATING SCREEN AND THE PLATE SLIPPED AND STRIKE HIS LEFT FOOT.

December 14, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROLLER ON P1A CONVEYOR BELT WAS SQUEAKING YSMAEE TRIED TO STOP THE ROLLER WITH HIS HAND TO SEE IF IT WAS THE ONE MAKING THE NOISE AND IT PULLED HIS ARM IN AGAINST THE BELT AND SKIRT BOARD AN D BROKE HIS ARM.

June 22, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING UP STAIRS WHEN HE TRIPPED ON STEPAND FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2000 · 1 incident

February 28, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Aggregates Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS ON CHANGING OUT BIT IN DRILL & THE BIT FELL OUT OF CHUCK LANDING ON HIS LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND SMASHING THE TIP JUST UNDER THE FINGERNAIL CUTTING A PIECE OUT.

1999 · 3 incidents

February 17, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Aggregates Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEES PICK UP PIPE AND IN THE PROCESS, HE HURT HIS BACK.

February 16, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OFF BAND PULLEY WHILE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. BELT GRABBED SCRAPER BEINGUSED AND PULLED IT OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HAND, CUTTING HIS RING FINGER AND SMALL FINGER.

February 8, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Meridian Aggregates Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING AN IRON RACK FOR A WELDER. THE IRON BROKE LOOSE AND IT FELL ON HIS FOOT, SEVERING A VEIN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

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