Mining Incidents

Prescott Valley Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Arrowhead Materials · Surface
Controlled by McCormick Inc
Prescott Vally, Yavapai County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0202135

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2012
Latest incident
May 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
136
citations
19
significant & substantial
$14,281
proposed penalties
$14,092
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 Q4 6,468 1 0 154.6
2025 Q3 6,191 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 7,105 2 1 281.5
2025 Q1 6,611 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,400 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 5,847 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,561 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,000 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

19 on file

2012 · 1 incident

May 7, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arrowhead Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped when stepping off the lower rung of ladder when checking belt line conveyor. The slip happened at ground level causing employee to twist knee.

2011 · 2 incidents

March 21, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arrowhead Materials · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Glove was caught on a moving beam that was being set to support an auger at wash plant. He pulled away and injured shoulder. Employee felt like he had pulled his shoulder and needed to be seen by a doctor. He was seen and was back to work same day.

February 28, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arrowhead Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two employees were moving steel I-beams and one smashed the tip of his right ring finger.

2006 · 1 incident

October 19, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arrowhead Materials · Struck by falling object

Employee was working on a wash plant material chute. When he was finished he was climbing out and a piece of dirt fell into his right eye under his safety glasses.

2005 · 2 incidents

June 16, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Arrowhead Materials · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BEE STING TO WRIST.

March 18, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arrowhead Materials · Struck by falling object

Taking apart Duracell and a piece of rock fell into eye.

2004 · 1 incident

October 27, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arrowhead Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning permanent magnet over conveyor belt & was poked by rusty piece of wire about 1/2" deep on right arm

2003 · 3 incidents

August 27, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Earth Products Concrete & Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING SHIELD OFF OF AN ELECTRICAL WIRE & KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT ACROSS PALM OF HAND.

June 20, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Flintstone Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

SERVICING DOZER, LOOSENING OIL FILL PLUG WHEN PLUG BROKE LOOSE AND HAD HIT TRACK FRAME.

January 31, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Flintstone Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLEANING UP AROUND SHOP, LOADING A SCRAP CUTTING EDGE INTO LOADER BUCKET, AND DROPPED IT SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN CUTTING EDGE AND LOADER BUCKET.

2002 · 1 incident

October 14, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Flintstone Industries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING GUARDS HE STEPPED IN AN UNPROTECTED HOLE WITH RIGHT FOOT & TWISTED IT. HEARD POPPING & WORKED UNTIL 3:00 WHEN IT BECAME TOO PAINFUL. TOLD SOMEONE HE WAS GOING TO SOAK IT IN ICE BUT NEVER MADE IT BACK TO WORK.

2001 · 3 incidents

September 19, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Flintstone Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

LARGE ROCK CAME OUT OF CRUSHER & STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDER.

April 3, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Flintstone Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SPLIT HIS LIP WITH A WRENCH.

2000 · 5 incidents

May 17, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Flintstone Industries Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A BURN FROM A TORCH WITH WHICHHE WAS CUTTING STEEL.