Mining Incidents

US GYPSUM CO: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by USG Corporation
Cibola County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901107

MSHA record for US GYPSUM CO (mine ID 2901107). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1985–1996
Latest incident
Apr 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
8
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: 8 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. United States Gypsum Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2001 1
2000 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

US GYPSUM CO sits in Cibola County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Cibola County, New Mexico · Population 27,059
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$51,765
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
2001 Q1 87 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,045 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,833 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,841 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,841 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1996 · 1 incident

April 1, 1996 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Gypsum Company · Fall from ladders

EE WAS CLEANING AND PREPAIRING A JUMBO COVERED HOPPER RAILROAD CAR FOR LOADING. HE HAD TO CRAWL INSIDE THE CAR FROM THE BOTTOM BECAUSE OF NO ACCESS LADDERS INS WE THE HOPPEN. THE CAR HAD PREVI OUSLY HELD ATTACKEN BY PRODUCT MEAL WHICH IS SLICK WHEN WET. EE HAD THIS ON HIS BOTTS WHILE ASCEDNING OUTSIDE END LADDER TO CAR TOP, SLIPPEDAND FELL TO GROUND.

1993 · 1 incident

September 9, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Gypsum Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE HAD GOTTEN PERLITE DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE PATCHING #4 ELEVATOR.

1992 · 1 incident

June 2, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
United States Gypsum Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CUTTING OFF A PIECE OF 1/2" PLATE STEEL 44" LONG X 8" WIDE. WHEN THE CUT PLATE FELL TO THE CEMENT FLOOR, IT BOUNCED UP STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT CAUSING THE INJURY.

1990 · 1 incident

July 16, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Gypsum Company · Fall from machine

EE HAD BEEN INSIDE A 26 FT END DUMP HAUL TRAILER WASHING OUT DIRT WITH A FIRE HOSE EE CLIMBED OVER THE SIDE OF THE TRAILER ABOVE THE TIRES TO INCREASE THE WATER PRESSURE. AS EE S WET BOOTS CON TACTED THE TIRE HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL GROUND.

1985 · 1 incident

May 14, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Gypsum Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ TWISTED WRONG WHILE SHOVELING SPILLED ORE UNDER DRYER