Mining Incidents

Antonito Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Imerys S A
Antonito, Conejos County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0501883

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
20
citations
3
significant & substantial
$2,139
proposed penalties
$2,139
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q4 3,339 5 2 1497.5
2009 Q3 3,109 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,400 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,104 2 0 487.3
2008 Q4 6,042 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,804 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 6,179 3 0 485.5
2007 Q4 1,130 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2006 · 1 incident

November 16, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harborlite Corporation · Struck by flying object

Unloading PA-1000 from Torpedo Trailer, wind blew perlite into right eye.

2004 · 6 incidents

October 4, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harborlite Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was filling forklift propane bottles when he lifted a bottle and turned, twisting his back.

September 24, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Harborlite Corporation · Struck by flying object

Employee was drilling a hole to mount a mirror on the cab of the loader and a piece of material embedded in the left eye.

August 11, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Harborlite Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING & WELDING ON A TRAILER SPRING HANGER WEAR PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO RT. EYE.

July 27, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Harborlite Corporation · Struck by flying object

Wind blew perlite in right eye.

May 19, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Harborlite Corporation · Struck by flying object

While unloading truck, the wind blew perlite in left eye. Physician removed foreign object from eye.

January 26, 2004 CO · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Harborlite Corporation · No Value Found

EE WAS CLOSING A BOTTOM GATE ON A RAILCAR AND LATER OPENING A GATE ON TOP OF BIN #4 WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.