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UNIT 1306: 67 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Travis Cline; Bryce Kidd
Ft. Sumner, De Baca County, NM  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 2901543

UNIT 1306 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1990–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
67
citations
10
significant & substantial
$6,999
proposed penalties
$6,999
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See K Barnett & Sons Inc's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
36
inspections on record
411
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: 411 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

UNIT 1306 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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
$7K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $200 in penalties contested before the Commission, $100 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-08-28.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
15.2%
significant & substantial
4.5%
high negligence or reckless
15.2%
reasonably likely or greater
39.4%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 10.6% low, 84.8% moderate, 4.5% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2 citations taken to the federal commission · 3% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 50%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 50%
50%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$200 proposed, $100 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2012-06-07.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
CENT 2012-658M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $200 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2006-07-11, 20 years ago
40%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
5
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz52 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Show the individual readings (8)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2006-05-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.75 0.42 1.79 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.72 0.28 2.57 Supervisor, Co. Official
2006-07-11 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-05-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 0.44 0.80 Crusher Oper/Worker
2006-05-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-05-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.38 0.63 Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-07-28 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.14 0.67 0.21 Oiler, Greaser
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. K Barnett & Sons Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2025 4
2024 5
2023 6
2022 5
2021 5
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 3
2016 5
2015 3
2014 7
2013 4
2012 6
2011 5
2010 2
2009 3
2008 6
2007 8
2006 6
2005 4
2004 5
2003 8
2002 10
2001 8
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

UNIT 1306 sits in De Baca County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 1.5% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
De Baca County, New Mexico · Population 1,580
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$40,804
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2026 Q2 422 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,083 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 485 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 399 1 0 2506.3
2025 Q2 5 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 5 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 824 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 697 0 0 0.0
Show 92 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 1,052 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 928 2 0 2155.2
2023 Q4 421 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,217 2 0 1643.4
2023 Q2 746 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 744 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 27 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,973 3 0 1520.5
2022 Q2 1,420 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,169 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,350 1 0 740.7
2021 Q3 1,358 3 0 2209.1
2021 Q2 558 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,494 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 479 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,506 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q4 624 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 31 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 10 2 1 200000.0
2019 Q1 133 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 379 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 110 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 818 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q3 113 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 0 0 0
2016 Q3 0 1 0
2016 Q2 2,301 3 0 1303.8
2016 Q1 2,653 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 797 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 442 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 104 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,615 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,521 2 1 1314.9
2014 Q1 383 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 0 0 0
2013 Q2 1,680 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,166 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 2,083 2 2 960.2
2012 Q3 3,121 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,303 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 2,282 2 0 876.4
2011 Q4 369 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,930 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,236 3 1 2427.2
2011 Q1 349 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,011 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 800 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 260 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 0 0 0
2009 Q4 251 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,023 1 0 977.5
2009 Q2 843 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,180 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,504 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,796 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,241 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,332 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,177 3 0 1378.0
2007 Q3 4,188 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,929 3 0 763.6
2007 Q1 2,727 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 647 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,139 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,962 4 1 806.1
2006 Q1 2,751 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,235 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,660 5 0 3012.0
2005 Q2 3,264 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 1,685 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,135 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 861 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,582 2 0 774.6
2003 Q4 1,382 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,177 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,369 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,402 5 1 1135.8
2002 Q4 3,560 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 5,606 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 5,109 4 2 782.9
2002 Q1 4,679 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,709 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,857 5 0 1296.3
2001 Q2 641 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,046 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,470 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,298 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,300 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2007 · 1 incident

May 15, 2007 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was trying to loosen & change a loader tooth with a sledge hammer when a piece of metal came loose & struck his abdomen.

2002 · 5 incidents

September 24, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CHANGING A LINER WHEN THE CHISEL HE WAS USING SLIPPED. HE JERKED BACK AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AN OBJECT BEHIND HIM.

August 13, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT LAGGING WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING THE KNIFE TO CUT HIS FOREARM.

July 1, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

AS EE WAS CLIMBING OFF HIS LOADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEPS, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, HITTING THE GROUND.

June 7, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A TIRE ON A LOADER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.

March 7, 2002 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED AFTER USING THE CONTROLS TO A LOADER CONTINUOUSLY, HIS WRIST BEGAN TO HURT.

2001 · 3 incidents

December 7, 2001 NM · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STRIKING OR BUMPING
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS STEPPING OFF A LOADER WHEN HE BUMPED INTOTHE OUTRIGGER OF A CRANE PARKED NEARBY.

September 27, 2001 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING UNDER A CONVEYOR WHEN HIS KNEE POPPED.

July 17, 2001 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND A CONVEYOR WHEN A BELT SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM IN THE GROIN AREA.

2000 · 1 incident

August 17, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO STRAIGHTEN A WALL OF THE PRIMARY WHEN A CHAIN BEING USED SNAPPED, STRIKING HIS LEG.

1990 · 1 incident

January 29, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K Barnett & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS UP ON THE CRUSHER CHECKING THE BELTS. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.