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: 901 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
CERRITO PELADO has $12K in proposed MSHA penalties and $124 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.
$12K
proposed penalties
$12K
current assessed
$12K
paid to date
$124
outstanding
97 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
Of $824 in penalties contested before the Commission, $824 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-08.
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.
4citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
Settled
3 · 75%
Stood as issued
1 · 25%
100%
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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$824 proposed, $824 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2024-03-13.
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: 2023-05-03, 3 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
25
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg13
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz11
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (25)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2023-05-03
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2022-07-07
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Scale Man
2020-09-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2020-09-23
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2019-10-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2019-10-09
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2017-04-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2017-04-19
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2015-05-12
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-23
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.29
Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-05-23
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.17
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-05-23
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.35
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-09-17
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2008-09-17
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.18
Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-09-17
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.16
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-10-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.15
Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-10-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.14
Front-end Loader Operator
2007-10-16
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.24
Bulldozer Operator
2003-01-22
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.17
1.62
0.10
Mechanic
2003-01-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Mechanic
2003-01-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-01-22
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Supervisor, Co. Official
2000-10-05
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.24
Front-end Loader Operator
2000-10-05
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.37
Mechanic
2000-10-05
Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.41
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2026
3
2025
3
2024
3
2023
3
2022
3
2021
3
2020
3
2019
3
2018
3
2017
3
2016
3
2015
3
2014
4
2013
4
2012
6
2011
6
2010
7
2009
7
2008
7
2007
7
2006
4
2005
4
2004
4
2003
5
2002
8
2001
7
2000
7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
CERRITO PELADO sits in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Santa Fe County, New Mexico · Population 155,175
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$74,689
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
2026 Q2
1,731
2
1
1155.4
2026 Q1
1,663
0
0
0.0
2025 Q4
1,539
2
0
1299.5
2025 Q3
1,886
0
0
0.0
2025 Q2
1,799
0
0
0.0
2025 Q1
1,829
0
0
0.0
2024 Q4
1,536
1
0
651.0
2024 Q3
1,743
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2
1,769
1
0
565.3
2024 Q1
1,734
0
0
0.0
2023 Q4
1,598
3
0
1877.3
2023 Q3
1,722
0
0
0.0
2023 Q2
1,611
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
1,442
0
0
0.0
2022 Q4
1,670
1
0
598.8
2022 Q3
1,537
2
0
1301.2
2022 Q2
1,946
0
0
0.0
2022 Q1
1,660
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
1,376
2
0
1453.5
2021 Q3
1,241
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
1,727
1
1
579.0
2021 Q1
1,472
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
1,584
1
0
631.3
2020 Q3
1,660
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,760
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
1,704
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
1,496
1
0
668.4
2019 Q3
1,494
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
1,650
1
0
606.1
2019 Q1
1,815
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
1,494
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
1,711
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
1,669
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
1,643
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
1,557
4
0
2569.0
2017 Q3
1,546
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
1,567
0
0
0.0
2017 Q1
1,627
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
1,594
0
0
0.0
2016 Q3
1,591
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
1,652
1
0
605.3
2016 Q1
1,616
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
1,564
1
0
639.4
2015 Q3
1,590
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
1,670
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
2,071
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
1,981
3
1
1514.4
2014 Q3
2,002
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
2,162
1
0
462.5
2014 Q1
2,233
0
0
0.0
2013 Q4
1,902
2
0
1051.5
2013 Q3
1,821
0
0
0.0
2013 Q2
1,447
0
0
0.0
2013 Q1
892
0
0
0.0
2012 Q4
2,242
2
2
892.1
2012 Q3
2,966
0
0
0.0
2012 Q2
3,480
2
1
574.7
2012 Q1
3,098
0
0
0.0
2011 Q4
2,792
2
1
716.3
2011 Q3
2,783
0
0
0.0
2011 Q2
2,422
2
1
825.8
2011 Q1
1,886
0
0
0.0
2010 Q4
2,193
2
0
912.0
2010 Q3
2,947
0
0
0.0
2010 Q2
3,614
3
1
830.1
2010 Q1
3,898
0
0
0.0
2009 Q4
4,260
3
0
704.2
2009 Q3
4,698
0
0
0.0
2009 Q2
4,924
2
0
406.2
2009 Q1
4,091
0
0
0.0
2008 Q4
2,925
0
0
0.0
2008 Q3
2,811
9
0
3201.7
2008 Q2
4,104
0
0
0.0
2008 Q1
4,228
0
0
0.0
2007 Q4
3,687
3
0
813.7
2007 Q3
3,993
4
2
1001.8
2007 Q2
4,072
0
0
0.0
2007 Q1
3,585
1
0
278.9
2006 Q4
2,775
0
0
0.0
2006 Q3
2,423
1
0
412.7
2006 Q2
1,616
0
0
0.0
2006 Q1
1,757
0
0
0.0
2005 Q4
1,406
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
1,634
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
1,733
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
1,602
3
1
1872.7
2004 Q4
1,765
0
0
0.0
2004 Q3
1,683
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
2,023
2
1
988.6
2004 Q1
1,547
0
0
0.0
2003 Q4
2,134
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
2,120
0
0
0.0
2003 Q2
2,620
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
2,597
1
0
385.1
2002 Q4
3,807
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,617
2
1
433.2
2002 Q2
5,233
4
0
764.4
2002 Q1
2,976
1
1
336.0
2001 Q4
3,719
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
3,094
0
0
0.0
2001 Q2
3,538
5
2
1413.2
2001 Q1
3,399
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
2,617
8
5
3056.9
2000 Q3
4,061
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
4,306
0
0
0.0
2000 Q1
3,097
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
12 on file
2012 · 2 incidents
July 25, 2012NM · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
Lack of communication. Crusher was locked out, screening plant running. Victim apparently did not hear or heed warning from crusher operator, walked under crusher. Co-worker was removing rock threw off crusher struck EE as he emerged from under crusher. He was wearing hard hat.
July 19, 2012NM · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Installing belt on crusher pulled back no witnesses notified on 7/26 was going to be checked out at hospital doctor said pulled muscles gave paid meds. sent medworks 7/31/12 sent back with RTW slip no treatment needed. Did not report at that time appeared treatment was diagnostic and preventive. Called in 8/16/12 in pain did not come to work.
2010 · 1 incident
April 9, 2010NM · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorMACHINERY
Loader Op was changing cutting edges. While loosening bolts, one bolt fell out of slot. EE used his hand to hold the bolt in place, spun impact carriage bolt cut the palm of his hand. EE had 6 stitches.
2007 · 1 incident
October 4, 2007NM · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE stepped on loose rock on uneven ground at the end of the shift and fell. He got up and informed other worker he was ok. On 10/5/07 observed swelling and was sent to doctor, who released him with therapy on 11/29/07, went to another doctor and was given plastic boot.
2000 · 1 incident
September 13, 2000NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHEN A LARGE ROCK STOPPED THE OPERATION OF THE CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE PROCEEDED TO LOOSEN IT. ANOTHER ROCK FELL CATCHING THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE STEEL OF THE SHAKER. THIS CAU SED A CUT ON BOTH SIDES OF FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A CLINIC, RECEIVED STITCHES AND WAS RELEASED.
1999 · 1 incident
February 9, 1999NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE BRUISED RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE TURNED TO HAND TOOLS TO ANOTHER EE AND THE KNEE STRUCK A PIECE OF MEATL. EE ATTENDS OBSERVATIONAL VISITS AND RECEIVES PHYSICAL THERAPY. NO BREAKS, ONLY CONTUSION.
1998 · 1 incident
June 9, 1998NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
MINE EE WAS STANDING ATOP A SCREEN BOX CATWALK WHICH WAS BEING PREPARED FOR UNLOADING FROM LOWBOY TRAILER. A MALFUNCTION TO THE BRAKES ON THE APPROACHING LOADER CAUSED THE LOADER TO CONTACT TH E SCREEN BOX. THE SCREEN BOX TIPPED OVER, EE JUMPED TO THE GROUND AND HIS LEFT SHIN CONTACTED THE SCREEN BOX CAUSING A LACERATION, STITCHES WERE NEEDED FOR CLOSURE.
1997 · 1 incident
September 26, 1997NM · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
I.NAME HANDLOADING WITH BOULDERS.ONE SLIPPED AND ROLLED OVER HIS HAND SMASHING IT.
June 17, 1985NM · Metal/Non-Metalmine manager, mine foreman, mine ownerMACHINERY
Big Chief Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME HAD ALREADY GIVEN THE SIGNAL TO SHUT DOWN FOR THE DAY. HE HAD CLIMBED UP ON THE CRUSHER AND WAS HEADED DOWN TO THE WALKWAY BY THE HEAD PULLEY OF THE DISCHARGE CONVEYOR. HE REALLY DOSENT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN BUT HE MUST HAVE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BELT TO STEADY HIMSELF AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE WALKWAY. THE BELT PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND ARM AROUND THE PULLEY UP TO HIS SHOULDER BE
1983 · 1 incident
June 7, 1983NM · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE