Mining Incidents

SIERRA BLANCA Metal/Non-Metal

Sierra Blanca, Hudspeth County, TX  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4104015

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$220
proposed penalties
$220
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
2002 Q4 11,768 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 12,111 1 0 82.6
2002 Q2 12,625 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 14,957 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 16,867 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 16,207 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 15,454 2 0 129.4
2001 Q1 14,499 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

7 on file

2002 · 1 incident

July 15, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS ON THE WEST SIDE TOP OF THE PRODUCTION SCREENS, HE THEN SORT OF SLIPPED TWISTING HIS FOOT, HE DIDN'T THINK HE STEPPED ON A ROCK THOUGHT IT WAS THE WAY HE STEPPED.

2001 · 5 incidents

December 21, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HOLDING UP A WARE PLATE TO THE DISCHARGE END OF THE VIBRATING SCREEN AND THE PLATE SLIPPED AND STRIKE HIS LEFT FOOT.

December 14, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROLLER ON P1A CONVEYOR BELT WAS SQUEAKING YSMAEE TRIED TO STOP THE ROLLER WITH HIS HAND TO SEE IF IT WAS THE ONE MAKING THE NOISE AND IT PULLED HIS ARM IN AGAINST THE BELT AND SKIRT BOARD AN D BROKE HIS ARM.

June 22, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING UP STAIRS WHEN HE TRIPPED ON STEPAND FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2000 · 1 incident

February 28, 2000 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meridian Aggregates Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS ON CHANGING OUT BIT IN DRILL & THE BIT FELL OUT OF CHUCK LANDING ON HIS LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND SMASHING THE TIP JUST UNDER THE FINGERNAIL CUTTING A PIECE OUT.