Mining Incidents

Crusher 4 Metal/Non-Metal

Center, Saguache County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902224

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2004–2010
Latest incident
Aug 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
138
citations
56
significant & substantial
$51,233
proposed penalties
$40,643
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
2021 Q3 570 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,149 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 856 12 4 14018.7
2020 Q3 1,528 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,030 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,426 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,976 15 8 5040.3
2013 Q2 2,074 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

2010 · 1 incident

August 10, 2010 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Employee was walking around the standard cone to the first van when the doors on the VSI 2100 came open and started throwing rock out. A rock flew out towards the employee and hit him in the mouth.

2008 · 1 incident

December 15, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Employee was injured when he slipped and fell when he was climbing into his drilling equipment. Snow and ice conditions on the steps caused the employee to slip. He fell and hit his ribs and head when he fell. Employee was taken to a medical facility and was diagnosed with a fractured rib and bruising under the eye.

2007 · 1 incident

August 21, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management OTHER

Finished working on 988F, the loader pulled away employee continued picking up tools. As he reached down to get the tools the wind blew dust and fiber in to both eyes. Employee was taken to Union County General Hospital in Clayton New Mexico, 301 Harding Street, Clayton New Mexico.

2005 · 1 incident

January 28, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southway Construction Company Inc of Alamosa · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE cleaning mud from under conveyor slipped & fell back & hit his head. Cut to back of head. Bar EE was using hit him in chest. Foreman called Moriarty ambulance & EE was transferred to University Hospital (Albuq) to be checked out. It's Southway policy that any EE hurt be checked out by a Dr or ER. EE was wearing fall protection, taken off at hospital.

2004 · 1 incident