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Rinker Materials Malpie Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Rinker Materials Western Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Cemex S A

Des Moines, Union County, NM · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2902205

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 2003–2004
Latest incident: Aug 2004

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

citations

significant & substantial

$7,269

proposed penalties

$4,479

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
2006 Q3	1,455	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	6,427	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	6,919	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	7,344	6	1	817.0
2004 Q1	8,202	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	7,626	1	0	131.1
2002 Q4	4,129	1	0	242.2
2002 Q3	4,223	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

3 on file

2004 · 1 incident

August 31, 2004 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE

Rinker Materials Western Inc. · Struck against a moving object

On August 27, a section of rail was removed from the pallet storage area and backfilled. Rain caused the backfill to compact and subside forming a small pothole. Employee was carrying a finished pallet to the storage yard with a forklift and hit the pothole. This impact caused the forklift to "buck" violently hurting employee's neck.

2003 · 2 incidents

September 26, 2003 NM · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Rinker Materials Western Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WELDING ON NEW TRUCK DUMP WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG GOT UP UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD AND LANDED IN HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

August 6, 2003 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Rinker Materials Western Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME STEEL. WHEN HIS GLOVE BECAME LOOSE ON HIS HAND HE RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE TORCH TO TIGHTEN HIS GLOVE AND THE TORCH FLIPPED IN HIS HAND DUE TO A TWIST IN THE HOSE CAUSING A BURN TO LEFT FOREARM.