The decedent, an o/operator, was located behind the truck, behind the raised dump trailer when a load of sand dumped from the trailer. The decedent was buried in the sand. Mgmt became aware of the missing driver at approx. 10:45 am and promptly began a search. EEs began digging in the pile of sand behind the decedent's truck and the decedent was discovered at approx 11:43 am.
Cottonwood Plant 1204 Metal/Non-Metal
Cottonwood Plant 1204 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 20
- Years on record
- 2007–2026
- Latest incident
- Jan 2026
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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.Cottonwood Plant 1204 has $7K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 17,356 | 1 | 0 | 57.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 19,550 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 18,201 | 1 | 0 | 54.9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 19,065 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q4 | 18,365 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 19,838 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 18,965 | 3 | 1 | 158.2 |
| 2024 Q1 | 21,139 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 20,491 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 21,766 | 1 | 1 | 45.9 |
| 2023 Q2 | 20,254 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 18,785 | 1 | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2022 Q4 | 17,002 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 18,308 | 1 | 1 | 54.6 |
| 2022 Q2 | 18,186 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 16,941 | 3 | 0 | 177.1 |
| 2021 Q4 | 17,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 18,550 | 2 | 0 | 107.8 |
| 2021 Q2 | 17,930 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 16,787 | 3 | 0 | 178.7 |
| 2020 Q4 | 16,767 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 19,561 | 1 | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2020 Q2 | 20,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 18,754 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 19,198 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 20,261 | 2 | 0 | 98.7 |
| 2019 Q2 | 18,319 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 19,639 | 3 | 0 | 152.8 |
| 2018 Q4 | 16,685 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 19,296 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 18,366 | 1 | 0 | 54.4 |
| 2018 Q1 | 20,001 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 20,596 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 23,038 | 1 | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2017 Q2 | 22,320 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 22,371 | 2 | 0 | 89.4 |
| 2016 Q4 | 21,266 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 23,065 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 21,924 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 21,607 | 2 | 0 | 92.6 |
| 2015 Q4 | 20,853 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 22,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 21,390 | 1 | 0 | 46.8 |
| 2015 Q1 | 20,505 | 1 | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2014 Q4 | 19,677 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 23,867 | 4 | 0 | 167.6 |
| 2014 Q2 | 20,657 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 17,718 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 17,210 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 18,228 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 17,726 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 16,771 | 1 | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2012 Q4 | 17,375 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 21,367 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 21,373 | 6 | 1 | 280.7 |
| 2012 Q1 | 20,799 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 17,494 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 16,751 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 16,247 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 14,693 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 17,912 | 7 | 0 | 390.8 |
| 2010 Q3 | 19,501 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 16,054 | 2 | 0 | 124.6 |
| 2010 Q1 | 12,951 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 12,789 | 2 | 0 | 156.4 |
| 2009 Q3 | 16,131 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 14,198 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 14,084 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 18,552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 18,952 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q2 | 19,063 | 1 | 0 | 52.5 |
| 2008 Q1 | 15,723 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
| 2007 Q4 | 19,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 16,704 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 13,715 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 9,886 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 11,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 12,468 | 1 | 0 | 80.2 |
| 2006 Q2 | 10,733 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 12,373 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 7,591 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
19 on file (excluding fatalities above)2026 · 1 incident
Employee was removing a pulley wheel of the primary shaker when the chain hook broke off striking the employee in the face area. The employee needed eye surgery to repair the eye.
2025 · 1 incident
Employee was stuck by shop bay panels due the high winds experience on that day. Employee started to have shoulder and head pain due to the impact of the flying object.
2024 · 1 incident
MSHA 25DB reportable shift (Audiometric Test)
2023 · 4 incidents
Employee was stepping up into haul unit when they lost balance causing them fall. In the process of falling they struck their head on some part of the haul unit causing a laceration to the back of their head.
Employee was training a new employee when the new employee drove into spoil pile of material causing the trainer to have shoulder/neck pain.
MSHA 25 DB reportable shift (Audiometric Test)
MSHA 25 reportable shift (Audiometric Test)
2021 · 1 incident
Employee was reaching down between legs to reach the lever to adjust the seat. As the employee lifted the lever the seat slid back causing employee some pain in lower back area.
2020 · 1 incident
Employee was grinding on a skirt board when they felt irritation on the left eye.
2016 · 1 incident
Employee was training another employee on the water truck. While approaching a curve the water truck seemed to be going too fast. The water truck flipped over causing minor injury to the passenger.
2014 · 2 incidents
Employee was welding inside the concrete sand screw. He was standing on the log of the screw while welding on a box. He lost his footing, slipped, and landed on his right foot and heel.
Employee was removing laces on C-10 belt. He was using a flexco punch to remove the laces, as he hit the punch a small metal shard struck him in the left chest.
2013 · 1 incident
Employee was replacing a bearing on the head pulley on C-1. He was chipping on the shaft to slide the bearing on. As he was chipping a piece of metal hit his eye. This caused a large cut on his left eye. He needed two medical procedures to repair the eye.
2012 · 1 incident
Employee was drilling holes on Mason sand conveyor to install a belt wiper, while drilling the drill jammed and twisted, fracturing employee's right ring finger.
2011 · 1 incident
EE was cutting steel I-beams into 8' lengths. After making cut, slag was still holding the cut together, EE picked up the opposite end and dropped it to break the slag. As he did this, the I-beam caught his glove and smashed his right ring finger between two pieces of I-beam.
2010 · 1 incident
Employee hurt left knee while placing Boring Bar into hole on an Excavator.
2008 · 2 incidents
Employee was instructed to re-install a tire and hub assembley on a Euclid B-30 Belly Dump. While employee was sliding chain under the tire, a snake bit him on the right hand, employee was taken to the hospital and was kept under observation for six hours and released with no restrictions.
Removing a front-axle of a haul truck and was struck on the right arm when employee cut through the pivot pin. Fractured right forearm.
2007 · 1 incident
Employee was placing wheel hub on water truck axle and felt pain in his lower back. The employee sought medical care the following day and was told he strained his back. He was restricted to light duty work until 11/01/2007.
The full compliance file on Cottonwood Plant 1204
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.