Employee was inspecting and installing a toggle bolt spring. While tightening the bolt, the spring broke causing the spring cover to hit the employee in the forehead above his left eye causing a laceration requiring sutures.
West Valley Pit Metal/Non-Metal
West Valley Pit has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2008–2014
- Latest incident
- Dec 2014
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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.West Valley Pit has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q3 | 2,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 3,837 | 2 | 0 | 521.2 |
| 2017 Q4 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 4,926 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Q2 | 4,545 | 1 | 0 | 220.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 3,574 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 5,319 | 2 | 0 | 376.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 8,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 7,293 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,656 | 1 | 1 | 376.5 |
| 2015 Q4 | 6,180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 6,301 | 1 | 0 | 158.7 |
| 2015 Q2 | 5,174 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 2,358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 6,975 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 6,646 | 1 | 0 | 150.5 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,648 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 3,335 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 4,986 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 4,167 | 2 | 0 | 480.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 3,026 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 3,830 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 5,254 | 1 | 0 | 190.3 |
| 2012 Q2 | 5,843 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 4,377 | 1 | 0 | 228.5 |
| 2011 Q4 | 4,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 5,834 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 5,674 | 1 | 1 | 176.2 |
| 2011 Q1 | 4,885 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 4,211 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 4,153 | 1 | 0 | 240.8 |
| 2010 Q2 | 4,726 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 4,143 | 1 | 1 | 241.4 |
| 2009 Q4 | 5,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 5,367 | 2 | 1 | 372.6 |
| 2009 Q2 | 6,435 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 4,613 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 7,574 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 7,435 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 5,438 | 4 | 0 | 735.6 |
| 2008 Q1 | 7,023 | 1 | 0 | 142.4 |
| 2007 Q4 | 7,360 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 7,968 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 6,746 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 5,856 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 6,669 | 12 | 4 | 1799.4 |
| 2006 Q3 | 6,738 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 5,983 | 2 | 0 | 334.3 |
| 2006 Q1 | 4,583 | 4 | 0 | 872.8 |
| 2005 Q4 | 5,913 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 6,406 | 4 | 0 | 624.4 |
| 2005 Q2 | 4,612 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 5,361 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 6,109 | 3 | 1 | 491.1 |
| 2004 Q3 | 4,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 3,617 | 7 | 2 | 1935.3 |
Reportable incidents
5 on file2014 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
Went recordable 3/18/12. Employee had stepped onto the first rung of a ladder and reached up to grab up further on the ladder and shoulder popped.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was on restricted duty (no climbing or lifting over 30 lbs) assisting with some fabricating. When he was left alone, he says that he climbed up on an unsecured ladder and it slipped out from under him. The fall caused 2 fractures to his right arm and 1 to a left rib.
2009 · 1 incident
EE was installing an alternator with his arm fully extended, when he heard a tear, lost strength and felt intense pain. Afterward he was able to use his arm but his condition worsened. He received first aid attention from a doctor. He returned to the doctor when his condition worsened and informed us on 9/25/09 he would need surgery, time off and restricted duty.
2008 · 1 incident
Employee was cutting the lid off of a 5 gallon bucket when he slipped and accidentally cut his right thigh. The incision was about 2 cm in length and required 11 sutures.
The full compliance file on West Valley 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.