Cave Creek Quarry has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1992–2007
Latest incident
Feb 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
92
citations
38
significant & substantial
$14,602
proposed penalties
$14,602
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 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: 344 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Cave Creek Quarry has $15K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$15K
proposed penalties
$15K
current assessed
$15K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
90 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2008-02-19.
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.
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: 2005-03-24, 21 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
4
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg3
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (4)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2005-03-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Cleanup Man
2005-03-24
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Truck Driver
2005-03-24
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.4
1.08
0.37
Crusher Oper/Worker
2005-03-24
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.
Cave Creek Quarry recorded 16.67 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2007.
Injury rate, 2007
ⓘ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.
16.67
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Above average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 3.30 and the all-US-mining average was 3.77 cases per 100 workers.
In Arizona, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 3.93 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
2007 *
16.67
0.00
0.000
2004 *
9.00
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
2008
6
2007
8
2006
8
2005
7
2004
7
2003
6
2002
7
2001
7
2000
8
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Cave Creek Quarry sits in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 4,491,987
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$85,518
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
2008 Q4
342
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,435
0
0
0.0
2008 Q2
889
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
5,190
2
0
385.4
2007 Q4
5,630
6
1
1065.7
2007 Q3
7,264
0
0
0.0
2007 Q2
6,134
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
4,965
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4
6,912
2
0
289.4
2006 Q3
1,727
0
0
0.0
2006 Q2
5,533
1
0
180.7
2006 Q1
4,859
10
7
2058.0
2005 Q4
4,489
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,986
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
3,854
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
4,923
12
3
2437.5
2004 Q4
5,177
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
6,385
11
3
1722.8
2004 Q2
5,596
8
3
1429.6
2004 Q1
5,068
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
3,604
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,168
1
0
315.7
2003 Q2
4,228
12
6
2838.2
2003 Q1
3,524
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,374
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,454
0
0
0.0
2002 Q2
4,472
7
5
1565.3
2002 Q1
5,435
0
0
0.0
2001 Q4
5,877
13
6
2212.0
2001 Q3
5,391
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
4,346
0
0
0.0
2001 Q1
4,047
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
4,402
0
0
0.0
2000 Q3
5,097
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
5,034
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
5,250
1
0
190.5
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
24 on file
2007 · 2 incidents
February 24, 2007AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderSTRIKING OR BUMPING
Approximately 4 hours of welding in 100+ degree weather with leathers on & in semi-confined area. Was drinking water but became weak & started cramping up leading to impaired ability to control self for 15 minutes.
2005 · 2 incidents
February 4, 2005AZ · Metal/Non-Metalcoal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shovelerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WHILE PUTTING RETURN ROLLER IN PLACE ON A/B STACKER FEED CONVEYOR, THE RETURN ROLLER CAME OUT OF MOUNT & STRUCK RT. HAND INDEX FINGER. FINGER WAS HIT BY THE RETURN ROLLER & FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF CONVEYOR & ROLLER.
2004 · 1 incident
August 16, 2004AZ · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HELPING TO CHANGE SCREEN CLOTH ON 11.40 EL-JAY SCREENING PLANT, PINKY FINGER ON LT. HAND GOT CAUGHT IN SCREEN CLOTH. 1ST DR. SAID FINGER WAS SPRAINED & LIMIT HEAVY LIFTING. 2ND DR.(ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON) SAID THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED & SPRAINED. RESTRICTED USE OF RING & PINKY FINGER, LIGHT DUTY ON MIDDLE INDEX, NO LIFTING W/LEFT HAND.
2003 · 2 incidents
December 1, 2003AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
DURING REPAIRS TO YELLOW 100 FT BELT, FORKLIFT & OPERATOR WERE HANGING LAST PIECE OF SKIRTING STEEL WHEN FORKLIFT TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. OPERATOR WAS THROWN AGAINST INSIDE OF ROPES & CAB CAG E CAUSING GASH & BRUISES.
EE WAS STANDING BEHIND BERMED OFF AREA OF BACK FILLED MATERIAL WHEN THE GROUND STARTED TO MOVE. AS HE TURNED TO MOVE FROM THE AREA HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARD ON HIS LT LEG.
2001 · 1 incident
June 5, 2001AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
UNCLEAR--A ROCK WAS OBSERVED BY ANOTHER EE BOUNCING OFF THE SCREEN APRON. WHEN EE LOOKED TO SEE WHERE IT HAD FALLEN, HE OBSERVED INJ EE STAGGER FROM UNDER THE SCREEN AREA WITH HIS HARD HAT ON NO ONE SAW THE IMPACT OF THE ROCK ON INJ EE
March 13, 1998AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
WAS WORKING NEAR SCREENING PLANT AND A ROCK BOUNCED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 6-12-97. DIDN'T THINK HE WAS HURT ENOUGH. BUT LATER GOT NUMB IN HAND.
1996 · 1 incident
January 12, 1996AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
WORKING WITH A WEDGE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A BAR KICKED BACK CAUSING THE BAR AND CHAIN TO BE KNOCKED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND IT HIT HIM IN THE CHEST AND BRUISED HIS CHEST.
1995 · 2 incidents
March 23, 1995AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
HE HAD WELDING GLOVES ON AND HE WAS CUTTING THE BURN RING ONTHE CRUSHER WHEN HE WAS THRU HE SEEN THAT HE HAD A BLISTER ON HIS KNUCKLE. HE SELF TREATED IT BUT IT GOT INFECTED SO HE HAD TO GO SE E A DR.
March 3, 1995AZ · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS ON CONVEYOR BELT CARRYING A PORTA POWER OVER THE BELT SHAFT, WHEN HE FELL, HIS FOOT SLIPPING UNDER MOTOR, & HIS ARM HITTING THE MOTOR. HE SPRAINED HIS FOOT & WRIST.
1994 · 2 incidents
April 29, 1994AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
BAXTER SAW WAS PLUGGED UP WITH ROCK. DON WAS TRYING TO GET ROCKS LOOSE. WHEN THEY LOOSENED UP, HE SLIPPED INTO CRUSHER, FROM WHERE HE WAS SITTING. HE GOT A SMALL BURN ON LEFT ARM AND BRUISE S TO HIS RIGHT LEG AND FOOT. HE HAD A SMALL BONE IN THE RIGHT LEG BROKEN - BUT NO CAS WAS PUT ON.
1992 · 2 incidents
December 30, 1992AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)