Mining Incidents

BLAISDELL Metal/Non-Metal

DPE Materials, Inc · Surface
Controlled by Donald R Peterson
Yuma, Yuma County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0202470

BLAISDELL has $79K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1989–2014
Latest incident
Feb 2014
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
188
citations
70
significant & substantial
$79,172
proposed penalties
$78,199
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $973 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
62
inspections on record
939
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: 939 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

BLAISDELL has $79K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$79K
proposed penalties
$78K
current assessed
$78K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
188 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-07-25.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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 Q4 11,922 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 10,515 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 12,732 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 11,729 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 10,715 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 9,377 6 2 639.9
2024 Q2 10,435 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 12,236 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 12,888 2 1 155.2
2023 Q3 11,937 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 13,050 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 9,484 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 10,359 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 10,563 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 9,932 1 0 100.7
2022 Q1 8,617 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 8,914 1 0 112.2
2021 Q3 7,955 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 8,087 1 0 123.7
2021 Q1 9,636 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 10,727 11 2 1025.4
2020 Q3 9,194 2 0 217.5
2020 Q2 9,213 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 7,231 3 1 414.9
2019 Q4 7,617 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 7,781 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 7,651 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 6,993 7 4 1001.0
2018 Q4 6,310 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 6,011 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,748 4 1 695.9
2018 Q1 4,368 3 1 686.8
2017 Q4 5,013 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,950 4 0 672.3
2017 Q2 5,904 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 6,255 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 5,118 9 0 1758.5
2016 Q3 5,379 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,204 6 2 1153.0
2016 Q1 5,207 3 0 576.1
2015 Q4 6,036 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,297 3 0 566.4
2015 Q2 6,051 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 4,667 3 1 642.8
2014 Q4 5,540 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 6,522 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 5,804 5 2 861.5
2014 Q1 5,536 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,036 3 3 497.0
2013 Q3 5,739 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,844 1 0 206.4
2013 Q1 6,067 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 6,869 3 1 436.7
2012 Q3 4,975 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 5,497 4 2 727.7
2012 Q1 4,794 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 4,141 4 2 966.0
2011 Q3 3,623 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,775 6 6 1589.4
2011 Q1 3,884 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,457 7 2 2024.9
2010 Q3 2,435 7 6 2874.7
2010 Q2 1,509 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,373 2 1 1456.7
2009 Q4 4,158 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,701 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,566 4 0 718.6
2009 Q1 5,045 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,544 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 5,111 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,290 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,060 1 0 197.6
2007 Q4 4,521 3 0 663.6
2007 Q3 6,248 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,015 14 6 2791.6
2007 Q1 3,575 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,127 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 5,353 3 1 560.4
2006 Q2 5,806 1 0 172.2
2006 Q1 4,671 8 4 1712.7
2005 Q4 4,939 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,514 8 3 1450.9
2005 Q2 4,514 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,019 1 0 248.8
2004 Q4 4,766 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 5,151 16 11 3106.2
2004 Q2 5,114 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,554 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,851 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,984 4 2 2016.1
2003 Q2 1,069 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,141 6 1 5258.5
2002 Q4 3,050 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,560 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,308 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,248 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,763 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,151 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 993 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,544 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,965 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,056 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,118 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,162 8 2 3700.3
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

25 on file

2014 · 1 incident

February 11, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DPE Materials, Inc · Fall from machine

Rocks lodged in loader belt. Employee was instructed to stay with loader while proper safety procedure was put into motion by other employees. Employee willfully climbed on loader bucket and attempted to remove rock, subsequently falling and striking face on belt cover. He broke a tooth and required stitches to his lip.

2012 · 2 incidents

July 30, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DPE Materials, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling sand away from belt area of screen and injured lower back. Not sure how.

June 19, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DPE Materials, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was removing rock from sand screen. He lost his footing, slipped and fell on rocks next to him. Sustained bruising and soft tissue contusion. Awareness of surroundings, conscious of footing and balance would help to not repeat accident.

2011 · 1 incident

August 26, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
DPE Materials, Inc · Struck against a moving object

While moving loader on site, employee had bucket too low to ground. He hit bump in surface of ground and bucket dug into ground stopping loader abruptly. Employee was thrown into windshield, lacerating forehead. Employee received stitches. Loader required repair to joystick, not parts, mechanic time only.

2010 · 1 incident

2009 · 1 incident

April 2, 2009 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
DPE Materials, Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was walking up conveyor belt to clear any large boulders that might be stuck on shaker chute when he tripped and lost his balance from his own two feet. He hit the shaker on his left side of his chest. He got up and told his supervisor.

2008 · 1 incident

September 22, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
DPE Materials, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Operator was cleaning spoils up around jaw. Right hand door on backhoe hit a protruding iron beam on upper platform on jaw, breaking the door glass and damaging the door frame, there were no injuries. He will receive a review of task training.

2007 · 2 incidents

April 30, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DPE Materials, Inc · Struck by falling object

Was dislodging a rock on the grizzly rock crusher, rock came loose and hit EE on the lower right leg.

April 23, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DPE Materials, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using prybar to dislodge rock and when rock moved he smashed his finger between prybar and metal chute.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 22, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) OTHER
DPE Materials, Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was doing routine maintenance and the wind blew debris into his right eye (conjunctivitis).

September 29, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
DPE Materials, Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

While employee was welding up on the tower on the crusher plant, he dropped the welding torch and burned his left hand.

2004 · 4 incidents

December 31, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING 36" CONVEYOR BELT INTO PLACE, EE STRAINED ABDOMINAL WALL.

October 28, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING A METAL BEAM WITH A CHAIN & FORKLIFT EE GRABBED THE BEAM CAUSING THE CHAIN TO COME LOOSE & THE BEAM FELL & LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

September 22, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Fall down stairs

WHILE WALKING DOWN SHAKER STEPS, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE

August 14, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE STRAINED HIS ABDOMINAL WALL (UMBILICAL HERNIA) LIFTING A HEAVY STEEL FRAME. (HERNIA REPAIRED 9/29/04 PER CALL)

2003 · 1 incident

November 7, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING BOULDERS FROM MAIN FEED BELT USING BAR WHICH SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER.

2000 · 1 incident

August 10, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNCLOGGING THE OVERSIZED ROCK DISCHARGE SHAFT WITH A STEEL ROD. WHEN THE ROCKS WERE MOVED HIS HAND WAS HIT BY THE FALLING ROCKS CRUSHING HIS FINGER ON THE STEEL ROD.

1993 · 3 incidents

August 20, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PULLING ON WRENCH WORKING ON THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING EE IN THE FORHEAD HE WAS CONCERED BECAUSE HE HAS WIRE IN HIS HEAD FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT.

May 8, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SPROCKET OFF GEAR BOX WHILE HAMMERING BACKSIDE OF SPROCKET, PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND ENTERED WRIST.

May 3, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

ADMUSTMENT BOLT BROKE WHILE ADJUSTING ON FEEDER BELT.

1992 · 2 incidents

June 29, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

MECHANIC WAS REMOVING FLYWHEEL ON CRUSHER- FLYWHEEL SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT HAND CUTTING FINGERS.

February 5, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER ON SCREEN DECK AND CAUGHT 2 GLIMPS OF WELDING ARC. EMPLOYEE WS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES.

1991 · 1 incident

December 30, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING LARGE ROCKS FORM THE GIZZLE BAR OVER THE CONE CRUSHERS. WHILE PICKING UP A ROCK & THROWING IT HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH CONE CRUSHER.

1989 · 2 incidents

June 21, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

JAW CRUSHER PLUGGED UP WHILE REMOVING ROCKS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HE MESHED HIS FINGER ON A METAL BAR.

June 16, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Don Kelland Materials Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE SERVICING THE D-8 DOZER HE SLIPPED OFF THE TRUCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.

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