Mining Incidents

LA LUZ PITMetal/Nonmetal

La Luz, Otero County, NM · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900445
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2015
Latest incident
Jun 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2015 · 1 incident

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

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

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

Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ON TOP OF THE CRUSHER LANDING ON TOP OF HIS LEFT LEG.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER ON THE LIME FEEDER WHEN SOEM LIME FELL INTO EMPL9YEE'S LEFT EYE.