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Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community controller

MSHA controller ID: M06003

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
942
Mines on record
23
Years on record
1983–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
1,161
citations
273
significant & substantial
$249,550
proposed penalties
$246,504
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,046 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
598
inspections on record
11,139
inspection hours
10.4
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
1,161 citations across 11,139 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$250K
proposed penalties
$247K
current assessed
$247K
paid to date
$604
outstanding
1,150 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
1
2025
6
2024
13
2023
10
2022
12
2021
13
2020
15 (1f)
2019
10
2018
9
2017
10
2016
8
2015
12
2014
14
2013
11
2012
8
2011
7
2010
6
2009
8
2008
20
2007
28
2006
33
2005
48
2004
57
2003
51
2002
50
2001
55
2000
40
1999
55
1998
54
1997
37
1996
36
1995
21
1994
36
1993
22
1992
18
1991
8
1990
26
1989
22
1988
9
1987
10
1986
31
1984
1
1983
1 (1f)

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

2 recorded
June 13, 2020 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · MACHINERY
Salt River Sand & Rock · Drowning

Operator error. Failed to set crane up in digging mode. Employee did not set the travel locks prior to digging.

April 25, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Sand & Rock · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS RUN OVER BY 980B FRONT END LOADER WHICH WAS MOVING IN A REVERSE DIRECTION WITH BACKUP ALARM SYSTEM WORKING. LACK OF ATTENTION BY VICTIM AND LOADER OPERATOR FOR A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. AUTOPSY REPORT SHOWED AN ALCOHOL CONTENT IN THE VICTIMS BLOOD LEVEL.

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