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Bobbitt Silica Metal/Non-Metal

Smithco Ent Inc · Surface
Controlled by Bryant R Smith
Mesa, Gila County, AZ  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0202429

Bobbitt Silica has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1996–2010
Latest incident
Jan 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
162
citations
46
significant & substantial
$62,015
proposed penalties
$59,215
paid to date
95% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,800 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
65
inspections on record
899
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: 899 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Bobbitt Silica has $62K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$62K
proposed penalties
$59K
current assessed
$59K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
162 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-03-27.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 414 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,477 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,772 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 2,715 1 0 368.3
2024 Q4 2,900 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 3,164 1 0 316.1
2024 Q2 2,802 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 2,961 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 2,577 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,524 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 900 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 960 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,092 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 505 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 0 0 0
2021 Q1 1,569 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 608 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 62 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 256 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 707 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 996 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,124 1 0 242.5
2019 Q2 4,482 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,817 3 1 786.0
2018 Q4 3,274 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,311 11 5 2551.6
2018 Q2 3,782 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,929 7 2 1420.2
2017 Q4 5,683 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 5,041 5 0 991.9
2017 Q2 5,047 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,818 4 1 687.5
2016 Q4 5,200 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 6,097 2 0 328.0
2016 Q2 6,158 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 5,431 5 3 920.6
2015 Q4 4,278 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 4,739 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 6,089 5 1 821.2
2015 Q1 5,033 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,583 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,140 1 0 194.6
2014 Q2 6,045 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 4,230 1 0 236.4
2013 Q4 5,340 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 5,593 1 1 178.8
2013 Q2 5,190 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 4,853 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 4,526 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,651 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 4,699 3 2 638.4
2012 Q1 4,750 4 1 842.1
2011 Q4 3,314 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 3,012 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,788 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,216 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,310 1 0 302.1
2010 Q3 3,179 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4,008 5 3 1247.5
2010 Q1 3,517 5 1 1421.7
2009 Q4 3,972 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,156 2 1 481.2
2009 Q2 4,801 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,830 10 1 2070.4
2008 Q4 4,862 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 3,718 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,210 17 8 4038.0
2008 Q1 4,348 2 0 460.0
2007 Q4 4,053 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,146 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,289 12 1 2797.9
2007 Q1 4,338 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,009 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,953 7 0 2370.5
2006 Q2 4,673 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,090 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,992 9 0 3008.0
2005 Q3 4,174 4 0 958.3
2005 Q2 4,205 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,489 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,477 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,506 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 5,033 2 1 397.4
2004 Q1 3,631 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,675 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,075 7 1 2276.4
2003 Q2 3,579 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,555 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 3,568 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 3,958 5 2 1263.3
2002 Q2 4,390 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,710 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,089 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 4,431 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,106 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,189 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,408 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,744 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,933 19 10 6478.0
2000 Q1 3,192 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2010 · 1 incident

January 6, 2010 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Smithco Ent Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was operating the Dozer and suffered a stroke. He was seen by a near-by co-worker and necessary steps were taken to get him to the hospital as quickly as possible. .

1998 · 1 incident

April 22, 1998 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Farland & Hullinger · Fall from machine

MAN STEPED OUT OF 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK AND SOMEHOW BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

1996 · 2 incidents

August 15, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Farland & Hullinger · Fall from machine

SITTING ON WOODEN PLANK. PLANK BROKE AND THE WORKER FELL. HE TRIED TO STOP THE FALL BY HANGING ON TO FRAME OF CRUSHER. HIS WEIGHT WAS TO MUCH FOR HIS SHOULDER MUSCLE TO TAKE.

July 26, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Farland & Hullinger · Struck against a moving object

MOVING A DISABLED LOADER, LOST CONTROL & LOADER TIPPED ON ITS SIDE CAUSING A BLOW & STRAIN TO OPERATOR'S BACK. STIFFNESS OF BACK

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