Employee was in a standing position and bending over to pull open the engine hood to check the oil during his pre-operation and while doing so he felt a strain on his left side of his neck and upper back.
LA LUZ PIT Metal/Non-Metal
Aggregate Technologies
· Surface
Controlled by
Mesa Verde Enterprises Holdings
La Luz,
Otero County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900445
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2015
- Latest incident
- Jun 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
69
citations
14
significant & substantial
$9,738
proposed penalties
$9,738
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q3 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 19230.8 |
| 2014 Q4 | 4,398 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 104 | 3 | 1 | 28846.2 |
| 2014 Q2 | 4,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 5,049 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 5,526 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 5,661 | 11 | 3 | 1943.1 |
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 file2015 · 1 incident
June 18, 2015
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
2008 · 1 incident
December 17, 2008
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE's glove and left pinky got caught in the gears while EE was working on the feeder.
2006 · 1 incident
March 22, 2006
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CEMEX Construction Materials LP · Struck against stationary object
While unplugging a feeder the employee struck his elbow against the feeder sustaining an unknown injury to the right elbow.
2000 · 2 incidents
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS CLEANING THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ON TOP OF THE CRUSHER LANDING ON TOP OF HIS LEFT LEG.
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER ON THE LIME FEEDER WHEN SOEM LIME FELL INTO EMPL9YEE'S LEFT EYE.