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CEMEX - EL MIRAGE: 15 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202003

CEMEX - EL MIRAGE has $1K 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
7
Years on record
1983–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
15
citations
4
significant & substantial
$1,356
proposed penalties
$1,356
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
12
inspections on record
88
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: 88 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

CEMEX - EL MIRAGE has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
15 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-12-15.
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.
26.7%
significant & substantial
0.0%
high negligence or reckless
26.7%
reasonably likely or greater
80.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 0.0% low, 100.0% moderate, 0.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Ashton Materials Corp 1980 to 1982
  2. Columbia Materials 1982 to 1984
  3. Blue Circle West 1984 to 1989
  4. B C W Inc 1989 to 1990
  5. Sunward Materials 1990 to 2001
  6. Cemex Construction Materials Inc. 2001 to 2003
  7. Cemex Construction Materials LP 2003 to 2008
  8. CEMEX Construction Materials South LLC 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 3
2005 5
2004 4
2003 3
2002 2
2001 0
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

CEMEX - EL MIRAGE 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
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 891 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,194 2 1 1675.0
2005 Q3 1,319 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,370 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,673 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,168 1 0 856.2
2004 Q3 1,346 0 0 0.0
Show 17 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q2 1,436 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,385 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,348 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,466 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 155 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 580 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,700 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 110 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 0 2 2
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 57 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 1,837 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,040 10 1 9615.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2006 · 1 incident

January 4, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cemex Construction Materials LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An altercation between employee and outside contractor. The contractor was removing scrap steel from site. Employee tried to stop them from removing steel that wasn't scrap. The contractor employee became agitated and charged our employee and struck employee on head with adjustable wrench.

1990 · 1 incident

January 29, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B C W Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PUMP OUT OF SHALK, TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET AND FELL.

1983 · 5 incidents

October 26, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Materials · Fall from machine

FAILURE TO REMOVE FUSES BEFORE WORKING ON MACHINERY CONVEYOR STARTED, THROWING THE TWO MEN WORKING ON STACKER OFF

October 26, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Materials · Fall from machine

FAILURE TO REMOVE FUSES BEFORE WORKING ON MACHINERY - CONVEYOR STARTED THROWING THER TWO MEN WORKING ON STACKER OFF

September 30, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Columbia Materials · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHECKING CHUTES ON WASH PLANT-GRAPED A CHAIN DFOR SUPPORT-WHEN HE MOVED THE CHAIN GAVE AWAY-HE FELL 16 FEET INTO A PILE OF ABC ON HIS FEET.

September 27, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Columbia Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING TO WELD 2 PIECES OF STEEL TOGETHER-TRYING TO PULL THE 2 PIECES TOGETHER TO REPAIR AND THE HOOK RELEASED-STEEL HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD. STEEL WAS FROM THE SHAKER DROP CHUTE-SCALP LACERAT ION-SUTURED LACERATIONS-STEEL WAS TRIGGED BY A CAME-A-LONG.

May 20, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Materials · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON THE ABCV STACKER BELT CHECKING GEAR OIL AND SOMEONE TURNED POWER ONMAKING BELT START TO MOVE PULLEY CAUGHT HIS ARM BELT CAUGHT KNEE PERSON OPERATING POWER TURNED OFF WHE N RELIZING WHAT WAS HAPPENING