Mining Incidents

Picacho Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by C William Nichols
Carefree, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0202479

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
331
citations
69
significant & substantial
$191,564
proposed penalties
$112,226
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 13,100 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 13,369 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 14,964 9 0 601.4
2025 Q1 13,782 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 12,244 5 0 408.4
2024 Q3 13,716 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 15,485 1 0 64.6
2024 Q1 13,953 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

13 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 18, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbed up shaker box to measure rollers while climbing back down he twisted or turned in position that injured back.

2009 · 1 incident

August 3, 2009 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was taking some straps off a bobcat bucket that had been used to hold it in place. The bobcat bucket was slightly elevated and when the straps released the bucket fell on his foot.

2008 · 1 incident

October 2, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was moving stacks of 50# bags of ANFO from a trailer into a truck for delivery. The stacks were 8 bags high and are palatized to be moved with a hand cart. He was putting the last stack into place but it was a tight fit, he tried to move the bags sideway and ended up smashing his pinky finger between the wall of the truck and the rail of the cart.

2007 · 3 incidents

September 4, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped down from time shed and twisted foot.

July 24, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Fall from machine

While climbing out of skidsteer foot got caught and he fell. Broken left ankle.

April 20, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Fall from machine

Checking oil leak on loader, he stepped on loader step to get a better look. Oil had gotten on step; he slipped and fell.

2004 · 1 incident

December 2, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT & THE NAIL POKED THROUGH HIS FINGER.

2003 · 2 incidents

October 7, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck by flying object

Wind blew a piece of debris in eye.

April 16, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CUTTING RUBBER ON 1/2"CHUTE, HOLDING RUBBER WITH LEFT HAND IT SLIPPED FORWARD AND THUS CONTACTED SHARP METAL ON CHUTE. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

2002 · 1 incident

November 21, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN BLOWBAR HOUSING AND THE CRUSHER HOUSING.

2001 · 3 incidents

May 18, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING ROCKS FROM A ROCK BOX THAT CARRYS 3" TO 8" SIZE ROCKS, A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM APPROX. 2' STRIKING THE RIGHT HAND.

February 7, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMING DOWN A MUCK PILE SLIPPED AND FELL PUT ARM OUT TO STOP FALL.

January 26, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING FLEXCO TAPE WITH RAZOR, CUT RIGHT THUMB.