EE WAS MANUALLY SHOVELING STONES BY A CONVEYOR WHEN THE SHOVEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK INJURING HISRIGHT WRIST. HE WAS NOT SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN FOR THE CONTINUING DISCOMFORT UNTIL 1/31/02. HIS FOR EARM & WRIST WERE APPARENTLY SPRAINED BY THE SUDDEN IMPACT WITH THE ROCK.
W.W.C. Crusher #2395: 20 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal
W.W.C., Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Paul Wood
Roosevelt County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902228
W.W.C. Crusher #2395 has $1K 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
- 2002
- Latest incident
- Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
20
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,328
proposed penalties
$1,328
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2002
7
inspections on record
85
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 85 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
W.W.C. Crusher #2395 has $1K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2002-05-16.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
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Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.25.0%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
25.0%
reasonably likely or greater
75.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- W.W.C., Inc. 2001 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2001 | 69 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
W.W.C. Crusher #2395 sits in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Roosevelt County, New Mexico · Population 19,002
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$52,445
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 10,304 | 1 | 1 | 97.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 8,676 | 19 | 4 | 2189.9 |
| 2001 Q4 | 12,902 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2002 · 2 incidents
January 23, 2002
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W.W.C., Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 10, 2002
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W.W.C., Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EMPLOYEE GOT OFF THE FRONT-END LOADER HE WAS OPERATING TO HELP ANOTHER WORKER LIFT A 55 GAL DRUM FILLED WITH TRASH THAT WEIGHED IN ESCESS OF 100 LBS. AS THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED, HE SUDDENLY FE LT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN. THE EE WAS NOT SEEN AND TREATED BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL UNTIL OVER A WEEK LATER ON JAN 19TH, 2002. APPARENTLY THE STRAINING CAUSED THE VEINS IN TH