Mining Incidents

Valentine Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by GMS Inc; David Shoup
CarlsbaD, Eddy County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902333

Valentine Pit has $63K 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
2
Years on record
2009–2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2007
113
citations
28
significant & substantial
$62,788
proposed penalties
$53,092
paid to date
85% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $9,696 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
54
inspections on record
460
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: 460 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Valentine Pit has $63K 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.
$63K
proposed penalties
$53K
current assessed
$53K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
113 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-09-13.
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
2022 Q4 2,672 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,460 4 1 1156.1
2021 Q1 391 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,049 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,870 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,167 2 0 631.5
2020 Q1 3,539 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,032 4 0 794.9
Show 52 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q3 1,983 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,372 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,346 3 0 1278.8
2018 Q4 2,710 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 260 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,259 1 0 306.8
2018 Q1 2,254 1 0 443.7
2017 Q4 4,220 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,480 1 0 675.7
2017 Q2 1,554 3 0 1930.5
2017 Q1 3,406 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 2,794 3 0 1073.7
2016 Q3 4,173 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 6,635 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 7,293 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 8,535 4 2 468.7
2015 Q3 13,065 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 2,042 7 2 3428.0
2015 Q1 9,257 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 10,266 9 4 876.7
2014 Q3 9,490 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 10,705 2 0 186.8
2014 Q1 8,495 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,035 1 0 165.7
2013 Q3 8,564 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 7,367 1 0 135.7
2013 Q1 7,589 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,120 4 1 653.6
2012 Q3 6,225 3 1 481.9
2012 Q2 6,164 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 4,067 2 0 491.8
2011 Q4 6,420 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 8,156 4 2 490.4
2011 Q2 7,461 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 6,513 3 2 460.6
2010 Q4 6,518 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 7,061 7 1 991.4
2010 Q2 6,240 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 5,790 5 3 863.6
2009 Q4 6,000 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,430 1 0 106.0
2009 Q2 9,504 7 7 736.5
2009 Q1 5,500 11 2 2000.0
2008 Q4 9,860 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 13,480 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 14,818 2 0 135.0
2008 Q1 15,245 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 13,051 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,679 9 0 1172.0
2007 Q2 9,226 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 7,189 5 0 695.5
2006 Q4 2,824 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

November 19, 2010 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Constructors Inc · Fall from machine

While cleaning front of windshield on a Volvo 220 loader, ee got dizzy and fell off the loader to the ground. EE was taken to our local medical office and was told he had a broken foot.

2009 · 1 incident

June 17, 2009 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Constructors Inc · Struck by falling object

While removing tail pulley on a conveyor, it dropped pinching his left palm of hand. The laceration required 5 stitches and medical attention.

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The full compliance file on Valentine Pit

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.