BLACK ANGUS PLANT has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Jun 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
97
citations
23
significant & substantial
$12,656
proposed penalties
$12,189
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $467 gap.
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: 918 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
BLACK ANGUS PLANT has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 7 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
94 assessments are final orders; 7 contested dockets.
Of $9K in penalties contested before the Commission, $4K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-06-09.
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.
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.
7citations taken to the federal commission · 7% of citations on record
Settled
4 · 57%
Stood as issued
2 · 29%
Vacated or withdrawn
1 · 14%
33%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 3 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
59%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $640 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 2020-08-26.
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.
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: 2021-05-14, 5 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
23
samples
7
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz7
Show the individual readings (23)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2021-05-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2021-05-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2021-05-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2021-05-14
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Utility Man
2019-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-09-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Screen/Scalper Operator
2018-12-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.13
0.5
0.26
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-12-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2018-12-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2017-11-16
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.16
0.26
0.62
Crusher Oper/Worker
2017-11-16
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer Operator
2013-11-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.15
1.01
0.15
Truck Driver
2013-11-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2013-11-21
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.38
0.77
0.49
Crusher Oper/Worker
2013-11-21
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Laborer, Bullgang
2010-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.38
0.5
0.76
Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-04-07
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.3
2.25
0.13
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-04-19
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.18
0.41
0.44
Cleanup Man
2006-08-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2006-08-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2006-08-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Washer 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.
BLACK ANGUS PLANT recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2022.
Injury rate, 2022
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.12 cases per 100 workers.
In Arizona, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.59 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year
total case rate
days-away
fatal
2022 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2021 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2020 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2019 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2018 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2017 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2016 *
0.00
0.00
0.000
2015 *
13.53
0.00
0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2025
0
2024
1
2023
4
2022
13
2021
15
2020
15
2019
15
2018
13
2017
13
2016
13
2015
12
2014
12
2013
12
2012
8
2011
7
2010
8
2009
8
2008
15
2007
19
2006
20
2005
19
2004
19
2003
15
2002
13
2001
16
2000
13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
BLACK ANGUS PLANT sits in Pima County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Pima County, Arizona · Population 1,049,947
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$67,929
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
2025 Q1
0
0
0
2024 Q4
281
0
0
0.0
2024 Q3
345
0
0
0.0
2024 Q2
189
0
0
0.0
2024 Q1
640
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
769
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
1,902
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
2,576
0
0
0.0
Show 93 earlier quartersHide earlier quarters
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2023 Q1
2,882
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
3,594
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
6,706
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
6,877
1
0
145.4
2022 Q1
8,011
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
8,786
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
7,885
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
8,671
4
0
461.3
2021 Q1
8,436
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
8,210
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
8,379
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
8,340
2
0
239.8
2020 Q1
8,661
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
7,341
0
0
0.0
2019 Q3
8,553
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
9,347
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
8,200
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
8,158
3
1
367.7
2018 Q3
9,183
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
8,189
1
1
122.1
2018 Q1
7,903
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
7,592
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
6,945
2
0
288.0
2017 Q2
7,495
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
8,450
4
0
473.4
2016 Q4
8,873
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
8,074
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
8,322
1
1
120.2
2016 Q1
8,466
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
9,147
1
0
109.3
2015 Q3
7,335
2
0
272.7
2015 Q2
6,644
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
6,440
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
6,061
0
0
0.0
2014 Q3
5,994
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
5,869
0
0
0.0
2014 Q1
6,207
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
7,836
8
0
1020.9
2013 Q3
7,020
5
3
712.3
2013 Q2
7,774
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
6,231
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
5,558
0
0
0.0
2012 Q3
4,558
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
3,313
3
1
905.5
2012 Q1
3,195
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,611
3
1
1149.0
2011 Q3
3,287
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
4,058
1
1
246.4
2011 Q1
3,274
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
3,228
2
0
619.6
2010 Q3
3,314
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
5,508
1
0
181.6
2010 Q1
4,365
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,331
0
0
0.0
2009 Q3
4,778
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
6,161
0
0
0.0
2009 Q1
6,323
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
8,497
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
9,408
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
10,779
4
0
371.1
2008 Q1
10,269
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
9,143
0
0
0.0
2007 Q3
10,303
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
11,682
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
13,205
0
0
0.0
2006 Q4
13,211
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
13,051
3
1
229.9
2006 Q2
11,256
1
0
88.8
2006 Q1
12,859
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
11,487
1
0
87.1
2005 Q3
10,772
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
12,525
2
0
159.7
2005 Q1
5,161
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
11,001
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
9,457
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
12,861
3
0
233.3
2004 Q1
11,855
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
4,163
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
9,132
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
12,175
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
9,011
7
0
776.8
2002 Q4
4,864
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
6,985
12
4
1718.0
2002 Q2
9,987
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
7,257
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
4,831
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
7,844
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
10,298
6
1
582.6
2001 Q1
6,566
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,710
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
8,205
3
0
365.6
2000 Q2
7,832
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
8,081
2
2
247.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file
2015 · 2 incidents
June 8, 2015AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalMat Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
On 6/8/15 the employee was taken to the Company clinic, diagnosed with a right index finger laceration and fracture and was placed on restricted duty which was accommodated. The employee pinched his finger between a pin and an auto leveler guard on a loader during a repair.
March 23, 2015AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
On 3/28/15 the employee requested medical treatment and was placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated. On 3/23/15, the employee while installing a 35 lb. screen with a co-worker, alleged low back pain. He was diagnosed with a lumbosacral strain, lumbar radiculopathy and lumbar pain.
2014 · 1 incident
June 6, 2014AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
CalMat Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
On 6/13/14, the employee requested medical treatment, was taken to the company clinic and was prescribed an antibiotic for left eye conjunctivitis. The employee felt something enter his L-eye while using an air impact wrench to tight bolts on a pipe. He was released to full duty.
2006 · 1 incident
October 12, 2006AZ · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
CalMat Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee went to see the company doctor on 5/3/2005 and was placed on restricted duty. While moving stacking conveyor with a loader, the cable slipped off the wheel, causing it to pinch the employee between the chain and the tire.
April 27, 2005AZ · Metal/Non-Metaltipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topmanSTRIKING OR BUMPING
The employee went to see the company doctor on 4/27/2005 and was returned to full duty. The employee was walking in a tunnel and struck Left shoulder against a steel support column which resulted in a contusion to Left shoulder
RAIN CAUSED DIKE ON WATER RECLAMATION POND TO BREAK, ALLOWING APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET OF WATER AND MUD TO FLOW INTO THE PIT AND CRUSHER AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OTHER THAT MUD CLEANUP.