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Airport Pit: 282 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

W W Clyde & Co. · Surface
Safford, Graham County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0201221

Airport Pit has $111K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2006–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
282
citations
110
significant & substantial
$110,869
proposed penalties
$96,364
paid to date
87% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $14,505 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See W W Clyde & Co.'s full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
73
inspections on record
1,029
inspection hours
27.4
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.
282 citations across 1,029 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Airport Pit has $111K in proposed MSHA penalties and $151 outstanding across 8 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
ⓘ Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$111K
proposed penalties
$97K
current assessed
$96K
paid to date
$151
outstanding
281 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
Of $41K in penalties contested before the Commission, $28K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
39.1%
significant & substantial
3.6%
high negligence or reckless
40.2%
reasonably likely or greater
71.9%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 4.6% low, 91.8% moderate, 3.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
67 citations taken to the federal commission · 24% of citations on record
  • Settled 61 · 91%
  • Stood as issued 6 · 9%
76%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 34 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
35%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$41K proposed, $26K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2019-07-18.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2018-0421 Settlement Manning 2018 $10K → $7K
WEST 2019-0459 Settlement Miller 2019 $8K → $4K
WEST 2012-1067M Settlement McCarthy 2012 $8K → $6K
WEST20030270M Settlement Lesnick 2005 $8K → $5K
WEST 2006-492M Default Lesnick 2007 $3K → $3K
WEST20030269 Default Lesnick 2005 $1K → $1K
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2026-04-01
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
11
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz3
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (11)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Truck Driver
2026-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2026-04-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-06-15 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.2 1.47 0.14 Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-06-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2017-06-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Electrician
2012-12-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 1.46 0.10 Mechanic
2012-12-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.36 1.75 0.21 Mechanic
2012-12-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 1.7 Mechanic
2011-10-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2011-10-20 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. CKC Materials Division 1950 to 2017
  2. CKC CONSTRUCTION 2017 to 2026
  3. W W Clyde & Co. 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 10
2025 10
2024 10
2023 9
2022 8
2021 7
2020 7
2019 7
2018 7
2017 7
2016 7
2015 7
2014 7
2013 7
2012 7
2011 7
2010 5
2009 4
2008 4
2007 6
2006 6
2005 5
2004 5
2003 5
2002 5
2001 5
2000 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Airport Pit sits in Graham County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 11.5% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Graham County, Arizona · Population 38,860
11.5%
Mining share of county employment
$67,326
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 3,242 1 0 308.5
2026 Q1 3,817 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 4,690 3 0 639.7
2025 Q3 3,957 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,982 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 4,479 2 0 446.5
2024 Q4 5,319 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 6,215 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 4,159 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,868 3 0 1046.0
2023 Q4 3,480 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,139 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,543 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,220 1 0 237.0
2022 Q4 3,231 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 4,365 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,194 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,115 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,766 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,020 1 0 495.0
2021 Q2 2,085 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,479 1 1 403.4
2020 Q4 2,738 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,959 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,478 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,607 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,991 3 1 1003.0
2019 Q3 3,245 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,378 6 3 1776.2
2019 Q1 3,312 4 1 1207.7
2018 Q4 3,433 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,317 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 4,614 3 1 650.2
2018 Q1 4,111 16 4 3892.0
2017 Q4 2,756 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 3,781 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 3,254 15 6 4609.7
2017 Q1 2,424 2 1 825.1
2016 Q4 2,097 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,073 1 1 932.0
2016 Q2 1,241 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,247 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,546 3 0 1178.3
2015 Q3 2,921 7 1 2396.4
2015 Q2 3,010 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,009 9 6 4479.8
2014 Q4 2,423 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 3,609 7 4 1939.6
2014 Q2 3,389 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,050 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,590 1 0 278.6
2013 Q3 2,683 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,100 2 0 487.8
2013 Q1 3,598 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,782 11 6 2908.5
2012 Q3 2,588 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,096 5 3 1220.7
2012 Q1 3,515 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,286 7 4 1633.2
2011 Q3 2,393 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,071 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 949 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,712 11 6 2963.4
2010 Q3 1,291 1 0 774.6
2010 Q2 592 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 516 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 472 15 7 31779.7
2009 Q3 852 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,001 1 0 999.0
2009 Q1 1,305 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 720 1 0 1388.9
2008 Q3 1,387 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 572 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 575 8 1 13913.0
2007 Q4 1,642 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,953 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 2,590 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,798 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,260 5 0 2212.4
2006 Q3 2,020 4 4 1980.2
2006 Q2 821 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,476 1 0 677.5
2005 Q4 1,701 36 17 21164.0
2005 Q3 1,124 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 516 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 312 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 761 3 0 3942.2
2004 Q3 843 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 361 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 889 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 301 9 5 29900.3
2003 Q3 1,295 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,049 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 540 21 15 38888.9
2002 Q4 329 28 6 85106.4
2002 Q3 464 9 3 19396.6
2002 Q2 1,517 15 3 9887.9
2002 Q1 1,485 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 489 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,413 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 1,127 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 782 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 291 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 587 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 621 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 511 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 1 incident

March 15, 2024 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker POWERED HAULAGE
CKC CONSTRUCTION · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was cleaning mud off a moving conveyor when EE's right middle finger got stuck in the conveyor severing it above the top knuckle.

2010 · 1 incident

February 11, 2010 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
CKC Materials Division · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was operating wash plant and got his fourth finger on left hand caught in a conveyor. Took top layer of skin off finger, but no stitches were required.

2007 · 1 incident

June 28, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
CKC Materials Division · Accident type, without injuries

Employee was operating a 651 scraper when he lost control which resulted in the scraper tipping over. Operator was wearing a seatbelt and sustained no injures, but was taken to the hospital to get checked out and was released.

2006 · 2 incidents

November 17, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
CKC Materials Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to loosen bolt on wash plant with wrench and pulled to hard injuring his shoulder.

June 12, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
CKC Materials Division · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a dozer, hit a bump with the dozer and jarred his back.