Mining Incidents

LA LUZ PIT Metal/Non-Metal

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 file

2015 · 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

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.

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

July 19, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
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.