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Westar Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Barry J Lytle
Grants, Cibola County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901331

Westar has $899 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
1
Years on record
2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
10
citations
3
significant & substantial
$899
proposed penalties
$899
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
18
inspections on record
141
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: 141 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Westar has $899 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.
$899
proposed penalties
$899
current assessed
$899
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-10-09.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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
2009 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 1 3 2 3000000.0
2008 Q3 170 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 376 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
Show 28 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q3 643 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 32 1 0 31250.0
2007 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 270 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 160 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 416 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 420 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 0 0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 0 5 0
2002 Q1 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 376 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 324 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2004 · 1 incident

August 6, 2004 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Griego'S Trucking Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While shoveling ee swung abd hit the metal part of a conveyer belt, smashing his hand between metal and shovel.

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