Mining Incidents

U S CLAY L P Metal/Non-Metal

U S Clay L P · Facility
Controlled by Schlumberger Ltd
Brownsville, Cameron County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4101005

U S CLAY L P has $28K 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
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
69
citations
36
significant & substantial
$27,940
proposed penalties
$27,940
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
11
inspections on record
106
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: 106 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

U S CLAY L P has $28K 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.
$28K
proposed penalties
$28K
current assessed
$28K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
63 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-06-18.
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
2003 Q1 960 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 8,554 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 8,829 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 12,302 6 5 487.7
2002 Q1 10,400 16 4 1538.5
2001 Q4 2,040 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,224 17 11 2353.3
2000 Q4 4,644 0 0 0.0
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 3,620 16 12 4419.9
2000 Q2 2,889 8 4 2769.1
2000 Q1 1,341 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 1 incident

May 1, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Magcobar Minerals Division · Fall from machine

EMP WAS REMOVING MILL PARTS ON A PALLET WITH A FORKLIFT. HE PARKED THE FORKLIFT ON TOP OF A RAILROAD CROSSING NEAR THE MILL AREA AND STEPPED DOWN. HIS LEFT FOOT LANDED PARTIALLY ON A RAILROAD TIE CAUSING HIS FOOT TO TWIST AND CAUSING A MINOR SPRAIN

1983 · 1 incident

February 14, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Magcobar Minerals Division · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING JOURNALS ON MILL #2. A FORKLIFT WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE & REPLACE JOUNALS. THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED A TOOL INSIDE THE LOWER PART OF THE MILL. HE REACED DOWN TO PICK THE TOO L UP AND POSITIONED HIS HEAD UNDER THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GET UP WITH THE TOOL, HIS HEAD WAS STRUCK WITHE FORKS CAUSING INJURY TO THE RIGHT BACK SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

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