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Tommy Blankenship Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Tommy J Blankenship
LA LUZ, Otero County, NM  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2901894

Tommy Blankenship Pit has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $728 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
1995–1999
Latest incident
Jan 1999
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
59
citations
8
significant & substantial
$7,154
proposed penalties
$6,426
paid to date
90% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $728 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
57
inspections on record
550
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: 550 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Tommy Blankenship Pit has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $728 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.
$7K
proposed penalties
$7K
current assessed
$6K
paid to date
$728
outstanding
58 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-02-03.
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
2025 Q4 1,381 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,348 3 0 2225.5
2025 Q2 1,321 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,247 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,320 2 1 1515.2
2024 Q3 1,368 1 0 731.0
2024 Q2 1,396 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,299 0 0 0.0
Show 93 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,421 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,434 4 0 2789.4
2023 Q2 1,206 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,108 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,283 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,426 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,420 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,418 1 0 705.2
2021 Q4 1,467 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,391 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,464 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,195 3 0 2510.5
2020 Q4 1,429 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,422 1 0 703.2
2020 Q2 1,458 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,322 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,352 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,453 1 0 688.2
2019 Q2 1,460 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,399 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 674 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,036 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 923 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,210 1 0 826.4
2017 Q3 872 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 980 2 0 2040.8
2017 Q1 709 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 578 1 0 1730.1
2016 Q3 776 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 675 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 614 1 0 1628.7
2015 Q4 710 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 899 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 869 1 0 1150.7
2015 Q1 756 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 604 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 493 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 540 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 590 1 0 1694.9
2013 Q4 577 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 462 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 713 3 2 4207.6
2013 Q1 555 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 505 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 522 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 651 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,293 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,482 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,527 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,574 1 0 635.3
2011 Q1 1,597 3 0 1878.5
2010 Q4 1,822 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,799 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,877 2 0 1065.5
2010 Q1 1,495 1 0 668.9
2009 Q4 1,337 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,809 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,000 4 2 2000.0
2009 Q1 1,950 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,764 1 0 566.9
2008 Q3 1,766 4 0 2265.0
2008 Q2 1,642 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,934 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,105 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,273 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 667 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,302 1 1 434.4
2006 Q2 2,220 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,200 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,167 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,134 1 0 468.6
2005 Q2 2,564 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,565 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,444 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 1,605 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,163 2 0 924.6
2004 Q1 2,175 3 0 1379.3
2003 Q4 1,858 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,318 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,944 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,495 1 0 668.9
2002 Q4 1,336 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,549 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,133 2 1 937.6
2002 Q1 1,157 1 0 864.3
2001 Q4 1,268 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,741 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,165 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,073 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 539 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,928 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,578 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1999 · 1 incident

January 26, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tommy Blankenship Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE WORKING ON FEED CLUTCH CAUGHT FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT.

1995 · 1 incident

January 10, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Tommy Blankenship Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHECKING DRIVE BELT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY.

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