Mining Incidents

SAN ACACIO PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Mwca Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hecla Mining Company
Alamosa, Alamosa County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504417

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
3
significant & substantial
$1,657
proposed penalties
$1,657
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
2002 Q4 1,499 6 1 4002.7
2002 Q2 2,242 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 10,630 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 11,460 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 12,168 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 12,584 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 11,338 7 1 617.4
2000 Q3 9,017 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

5 on file

2001 · 4 incidents

July 24, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mwca Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING AT THE BAGGER, THE FILM FINISHED. WHILE CHANGING FILM ROLL HE FELT RIGHT FOREARM HURT, EXPERIENCED SLIGHT SWELLING AND SORENESS. HE CALLED AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT. EE WAS SENT HOME WITH A FOLLOW UP WITH THE DOCTOR ON 7-2-01.

March 7, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mwca Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STACKING 50# BOXES ON A PALLET. HE JUST STARTED THE PALLET SO HE WAS STACKING THE BOXES AT FLOOR LEVEL. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS BACKBELT .

February 12, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mwca Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING THE FLUID BED DRYER WITH SCRAPER WHILE SQUATING DOWN, TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN UP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

January 18, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mwca Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE PICKING ORDERS FOR THE PET DIVISION, EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 50# BOX OFF THE PALLET AT GROUND LEVEL. WHEN HE LIFTED THE BOX HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH.

2000 · 1 incident

February 14, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mwca Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BOXES ON LINE 3. HE STATEDWHILE TWISTING HE SNEEZED AND GOT SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. THE PAIN WENT AWAY WITHIN 5 MINUTES. THE INITIAL INJURY OCCURRED 0N 2-14-00. IT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL HE FELT THE SAME PAIN ON 2-15 WHILE DUMPING A BAG.