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China Minmetals; BPU Associates controller

MSHA controller ID: 0056149

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 164
Mines on record: 1
Years on record: 2004–2007

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2004

282

citations

significant & substantial

$133,649

proposed penalties

$124,211

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 17 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 60 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 42 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 28 non-fatal
OTHER 4 non-fatal
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT 3 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2007

2006

2005

2004

26 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC 164

Mines on record

Sherwin Alumina, L.P. TX

Fatalities under this controller

1 recorded

December 9, 2004 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY

Sherwin Alumina Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

CO. MIS-JUDGED AMOUNT OF MILKY LIME IN TANK. 12/8 THEY REMOVED TANK DOOR & HARD SCALE FORMED OVER DOOR. CO. CONTACTED ONYX TO CUT SCALE AT BASE TO REMOVE WHAT CO. SAID WAS 2-3 FT OF LIQUID. ONYX USED HIGH PRESSURE WATER TO CUT INTO SCALE. ONCE TECH STARTED, SCALE GAVE WAY & TECH WAS TRAPPED UNDER LIQUIDE THAT CAME OUT. MORE LIQUID WAS IN TANK THAN THOUGHT. CO DID NOT SOUND TANK.