Mining Incidents

Big Horn Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Wickenberg, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0202804

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2014–2021
Latest incident
Apr 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
173
citations
50
significant & substantial
$60,349
proposed penalties
$59,122
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 8,112 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 6,240 4 1 641.0
2025 Q2 6,864 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,240 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,864 12 2 1748.3
2024 Q3 6,864 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,864 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 6,864 7 4 1019.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2021 · 1 incident

April 30, 2021 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Custom Landscape Materials LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object

Spraying water on the muck pile, turned around to shut off water. Boulder rolled down muck pile and hit EE on the left leg.

2020 · 1 incident

July 30, 2020 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
Custom Landscape Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Welding wear liners in drop chute of jaw crusher. Liner slipped & pinched finger between liner and other plate.

2014 · 2 incidents

December 4, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Custom Landscape Materials LLC · Struck against stationary object

While performing maintenance on the heater thermostat of a 988F wheel loader, the right hand middle finger came in contact with squirrel fan.

April 22, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Custom Landscape Materials LLC · Struck against stationary object

Stepped backwards onto a rock 2" x 2" and knee popped. Said knee didn't hurt till 4-24-14. Went to hospital 4-25-14.