Clarkdale Metals Corp: 2 reportable incidents
Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Clarkdale Metals Corp (mine ID 0203257). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2010
- Latest incident
- Jun 2010
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 98 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
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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.
11
citations taken to the federal commission
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Vacated or withdrawn
11 · 100%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
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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 Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.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 5 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
100%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$2K proposed, $0 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 A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record.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 2009-11-25.
Contested penalties
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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.
| Docket |
Decision |
Judge |
Year |
Proposed / upheld |
| WEST 2010-282M |
Withdrawal |
Paez |
2011 |
$2K → $0 |
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
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Clarkdale Metals Corp
2009 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year |
Employees |
| 2010 |
37 |
| 2009 |
33 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
Clarkdale Metals Corp sits in Yavapai County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 1.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 241,656
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,106
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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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 |
| 2010 Q3 |
17,034 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 |
17,699 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 |
17,321 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 |
13,992 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file
2010 · 2 incidents
June 24, 2010
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clarkdale Metals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Lifting bucket of slurry to unload into the hopper the bucket was too heavy and when she dumped it into the hopper she felt her right arm strain.
February 27, 2010
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clarkdale Metals Corp · Struck by flying object
While working in the lab, EE was wearing hard hat, safety glasses, and latex gloves. He measured out too much NAOH into a bucket. He started putting NAOH chunks back into the bag. When he put the 2nd or 3rd chunk back into the bag,some NAOH hit the bag and a grain flew into his right eye.