Mining Incidents

WEST TENNESSEE PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Leadville, Lake County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503489

WEST TENNESSEE PIT has $5K 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
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
55
citations
13
significant & substantial
$5,389
proposed penalties
$5,389
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
39
inspections on record
464
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: 464 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

WEST TENNESSEE PIT has $5K 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
55 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-08-29.
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 Q3 504 1 0 1984.1
2022 Q2 920 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 628 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 692 1 0 1445.1
2021 Q3 1,008 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 916 1 0 1091.7
2021 Q1 608 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 680 0 0 0.0
Show 82 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3 1,058 2 1 1890.4
2020 Q2 894 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 618 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 682 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,030 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 948 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 698 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 702 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,038 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 936 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 634 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 694 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,016 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 942 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 682 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 712 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,022 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 956 3 0 3138.1
2016 Q1 694 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 672 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,016 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 956 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 724 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 738 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 984 1 0 1016.3
2014 Q2 988 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 758 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 817 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,042 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,028 2 0 1945.5
2013 Q1 766 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 829 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,096 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,022 2 0 1956.9
2012 Q1 782 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 951 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,134 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 832 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 416 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 761 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,326 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 889 2 1 2249.7
2010 Q1 619 1 0 1615.5
2009 Q4 1,193 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,582 1 0 632.1
2009 Q2 1,215 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 810 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,096 3 1 2737.2
2008 Q3 2,759 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,321 1 0 430.8
2008 Q1 1,834 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 2,353 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,769 4 1 1444.6
2007 Q2 2,611 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,998 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,545 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,844 2 0 703.2
2006 Q2 2,047 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,500 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,179 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,912 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,103 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,363 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,271 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,672 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,386 3 0 1257.3
2004 Q1 1,813 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,424 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,812 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,317 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,688 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,090 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,292 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,174 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,719 2 0 1163.5
2001 Q3 3,190 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,245 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 500 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,300 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 780 1 0 1282.1
2000 Q2 1,872 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,520 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

June 25, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Websters Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS TREE LIMBING WITH CHAIN SAW, WENT TO MOVE A LIMB WHEN I BRUSHED MY LEFT KNEE WITH CHAIN SAW.

May 18, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Websters Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS WAS A SIMPLE HAND INJURY CAUSED BY IMPROPER HANDLING OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR

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