Mining Incidents

Torrance Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

CalMat Co · Surface
Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
Encino, Torrance County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902269

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2006–2020
Latest incident
Oct 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
169
citations
56
significant & substantial
$139,046
proposed penalties
$72,312
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
2025 Q1 0 1 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
2023 Q4 24 3 0 125000.0
2023 Q3 1,128 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,333 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 2,191 3 0 1369.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2020 · 4 incidents

October 28, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was changing a side wipe on cone to screen belt and was pushing the clamp rail when they felt a sharp pain in right shoulder. EE states they had their back up against an I beam to provide some stabilization. Reported and treated as first aid 10/28/2020. On 11/2/2020, employee requested medical attention changing this from first aid to a reportable injury.

October 23, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was exiting the portable JCI lower screen deck level and was laying on their back when they allege they pulled themselves out using their arm resulting in a shoulder sprain

April 16, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CalMat Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trimming the conveyor belt around the motor using a husky folding knife resulting in a left forearm laceration.

January 20, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CalMat Co · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a metal hammer and metal chisel to clean debris off of tooth when a metal fragment struck them and embedded in chin.

2018 · 2 incidents

August 12, 2018 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CalMat Co · Fall from machine

Employee stated when ee was exiting the skid steer ee tripped over a bar on the plate of the skid steer falling on right hand - originally first aid - did not go to doctor until 08-29-2018

March 8, 2018 NM · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Not reported by employee until 03/21/2018 Employee was lifting one end of railroad tie and ee states back went out.

2017 · 1 incident

October 19, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was unhooking the fork attachment from the skid steer. While doing so employee strained shoulder.

2016 · 2 incidents

March 29, 2016 NM · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was removing rock by hand from Jaw when a rock approx 18" in size shifted from above where left hand was placed pressing palm of hand onto sharp rock cutting/stab type wound in left palm. Took to hospital and received 23 stitches. EE was not wearing gloves at time of accident.

January 7, 2016 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Shoveling around support structure of primary screen cleaning off concrete slab of built up dirt & rocks. Using a shovel to push shovel material when felt a pop in groin area. Felt a burning section right away contacted supervisor. Went to hospital for ultra sound. Found to have unilateral inguinal hernia. Follow up with doctor on Jan 10th if surgery or treatment for options.

2015 · 1 incident

January 30, 2015 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Was snowing #6 head roll spinning out. Climbed onto unprotected elevated spot to heat head roll using a weed burner. The tip of the weed burner came into contact with head roll pulling employee into head roll catching sleeve between head roll and conveyor belt causing right shoulder to come in contact with receiving box shroud.

2014 · 1 incident

January 29, 2014 NM · Metal/Non-Metal car trimmer, car loader, bin puller, truck loader SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking on road bed material of 5/8" crushed rock, employee stepped on right foot wrong way and rolled right ankle. Went to Doctor on 31 Jan 2014 found to have fractured bone in right foot.

2012 · 2 incidents

June 11, 2012 NM · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Fall from machine

Dust on the hood of the machine made for a slick surface and the EE slipped and fell approx. 4 feet hitting right side of his back/ribs on the guard to the central panel while landing on his feet causing severe pain in the rib area.

June 4, 2012 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Struck by falling object

EE was changing screen on load out wash screen. While doing so he was in middle deck torching "J" bolts from upper deck. A metal slag from "J" bolt fell onto employee's face by his eyebrow and worked under safety glasses. We flushed eye out & took him to medical clinic where they flushed eye out and gave medical prescription cream for eye.

2009 · 1 incident

April 21, 2009 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE was cleaning around the jaw 5th wheel hitch, based on piles at location, when for whatever reason went to the grizzley conveyor where he became wedged between a return roller & bottom side of belt. He has several broken ribs, broken collar bones, & intestinal, kidney, spleen & pancreas damage. As of this report he is in critical but stable condition.

2007 · 1 incident

February 19, 2007 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Removing ice chunk material from conveyor belt when he lost footing on ground with his left foot and twisted right knee into side of conveyor "I" beam.

2006 · 1 incident

February 28, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mainline Rock and Ballast Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was welding liner in the truck bed of 769 cat wagon. He was using a hydraulic porta-power to wedge metal in place to get metal tight to box when porta-power became unlodged and sprang up hitting his upper right lip dislocating a tooth.