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Aztec plant Metal/Non-Metal

Perkins Cinders Inc · Surface

Controlled by E Kay Perkins

Taylor, Navajo County, AZ  ·  Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0201398

Aztec plant has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

3

Years on record

2023–2025

Latest incident

Aug 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

121

citations

37

significant & substantial

$25,120

proposed penalties

$23,875

paid to date

95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $1,245 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

65

inspections on record

741

inspection hours

n/a

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.

Rate withheld: 741 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Aztec plant has $25K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 6 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$25K

proposed penalties

$24K

current assessed

$24K

paid to date

$0

outstanding

115 assessments are final orders; 6 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2025-07-09.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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
2025 Q4	4,244	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	5,932	3	1	505.7
2025 Q2	4,703	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	2,936	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	3,064	1	0	326.4
2024 Q3	4,892	6	1	1226.5
2024 Q2	6,697	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	5,482	1	0	182.4

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	4,357	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	5,638	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	4,135	1	0	241.8
2023 Q1	3,999	1	0	250.1
2022 Q4	4,321	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	4,883	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	2,513	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	388	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	403	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	499	1	0	2004.0
2021 Q1	452	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	449	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	413	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	725	1	0	1379.3
2020 Q1	454	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	360	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	477	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	248	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	288	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	582	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	642	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	602	1	0	1661.1
2018 Q1	395	0	0	0.0
2017 Q4	565	1	0	1769.9
2017 Q3	404	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	558	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	543	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	533	0	0	0.0
2016 Q3	353	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	477	2	1	4192.9
2016 Q1	371	0	0	0.0
2015 Q4	389	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	486	2	0	4115.2
2015 Q2	633	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	733	1	0	1364.3
2014 Q4	763	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	697	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	972	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	614	1	0	1628.7
2013 Q4	820	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	1,135	7	2	6167.4
2013 Q2	709	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	534	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	1,082	15	5	13863.2
2012 Q3	1,057	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	844	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	801	2	2	2496.9
2011 Q4	723	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	1,109	3	1	2705.1
2011 Q2	723	0	0	0.0
2011 Q1	303	2	2	6600.7
2010 Q4	976	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	1,384	2	0	1445.1
2010 Q2	1,102	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	326	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	1,238	1	1	807.8
2009 Q3	1,438	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	1,748	1	1	572.1
2009 Q1	1,466	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	1,961	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	1,714	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	2,110	12	0	5687.2
2008 Q1	1,687	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	2,150	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	2,000	2	0	1000.0
2007 Q2	2,450	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	1,903	3	0	1576.5
2006 Q4	2,563	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	1,943	4	3	2058.7
2006 Q2	2,354	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	1,587	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	1,993	1	1	501.8
2005 Q3	2,571	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	2,396	14	4	5843.1
2005 Q1	2,064	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	2,506	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	2,365	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	2,416	11	5	4553.0
2004 Q1	2,006	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	2,449	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	2,553	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	2,134	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	2,050	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	2,075	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	2,597	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	2,432	7	3	2878.3
2002 Q1	2,550	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	2,591	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	3,402	4	0	1175.8
2001 Q2	2,368	7	4	2956.1
2001 Q1	7,311	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	12,570	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	18,488	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	14,686	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	13,056	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2025 · 2 incidents

August 15, 2025 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec MACHINERY

Perkins Cinders Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to cut a small diameter hose with a grinder. The hose was coiled and when the employee cut through the hose it un-coiled and forced the grinder into their thumb causing a laceration that required approx. 5 stitches

February 14, 2025 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Perkins Cinders Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning out from under the end gate. The gate slipped off of the prying tool and cut off employee's ring finger

2023 · 1 incident

September 15, 2023 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Perkins Cinders Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was attempting to loosen a lock nut on an adjustment bolt. The nut broke loose and the employee fell and twisted left knee.

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