What are Decker Pit's MSHA penalties?

Decker Pit has $74K in proposed MSHA penalties on record, with $20K currently outstanding across 2 contested dockets.

Decker Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Materials · Surface

Controlled by David K Brimhall

Snowflake, Navajo County, AZ · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0202528

Decker Pit has $74K in proposed MSHA penalties and $20K outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1991–2023
Latest incident: Dec 2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2001

176

citations

significant & substantial

$73,751

proposed penalties

$48,881

paid to date

66% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $24,870 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2001

inspections on record

720

inspection hours

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: 720 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Penalty disposition

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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.

$74K

proposed penalties

$69K

current assessed

$49K

paid to date

$20K

outstanding

149 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-21.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

See also the operator's enforcement record

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
2025 Q4	12,861	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	12,839	16	5	1246.2
2025 Q2	14,393	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	9,902	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	13,954	16	5	1146.6
2024 Q3	16,759	6	4	358.0
2024 Q2	10,841	0	0	0.0
2024 Q1	7,682	5	2	650.9

Show 95 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	9,747	0	0	0.0
2023 Q3	11,061	0	0	0.0
2023 Q2	7,593	2	0	263.4
2023 Q1	3,415	21	2	6149.3
2022 Q4	8,428	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	13,850	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	8,937	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	6,469	0	0	0.0
2021 Q4	9,682	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	7,572	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	6,511	0	0	0.0
2021 Q1	3,694	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	6,797	0	0	0.0
2020 Q3	7,277	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	5,899	0	0	0.0
2020 Q1	377	0	0	0.0
2019 Q4	5,730	1	0	174.5
2019 Q3	7,218	0	0	0.0
2019 Q2	4,481	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	939	0	0	0.0
2018 Q4	6,668	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	8,910	0	0	0.0
2018 Q2	7,679	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	1,428	11	2	7703.1
2017 Q4	11,211	1	0	89.2
2017 Q3	13,995	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	13,393	0	0	0.0
2017 Q1	1,691	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	13,146	8	4	608.6
2016 Q3	12,965	0	0	0.0
2016 Q2	8,753	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	3,955	1	0	252.8
2015 Q4	13,866	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	5,023	0	0	0.0
2015 Q2	7,943	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	3,013	0	0	0.0
2014 Q4	9,879	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	12,323	0	0	0.0
2014 Q2	10,819	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	1,889	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	9,024	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	11,566	0	0	0.0
2013 Q2	9,811	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	2,442	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	13,338	15	6	1124.6
2012 Q3	19,505	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	6,409	0	0	0.0
2012 Q1	6,768	15	7	2216.3
2011 Q4	12,939	0	0	0.0
2011 Q3	13,749	1	0	72.7
2011 Q1	6,382	2	0	313.4
2010 Q4	9,910	0	0	0.0
2010 Q3	9,324	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	2,117	0	0	0.0
2010 Q1	4,297	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	9,815	11	5	1120.7
2009 Q3	11,982	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	9,238	0	0	0.0
2009 Q1	9,642	0	0	0.0
2008 Q4	7,100	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	14,632	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	9,413	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	4,665	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	9,645	0	0	0.0
2007 Q3	9,633	0	0	0.0
2007 Q2	12,911	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	7,442	2	0	268.7
2006 Q4	10,789	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	10,757	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	10,942	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	7,590	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	3,693	4	3	1083.1
2005 Q3	4,209	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	1,093	2	2	1829.8
2005 Q1	4,246	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	1,450	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	5,992	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	2,008	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	878	8	3	9111.6
2003 Q4	1,220	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	190	1	0	5263.2
2003 Q2	2,343	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	1,228	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	3,819	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	631	2	0	3169.6
2002 Q2	3,545	14	7	3949.2
2002 Q1	2,395	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	3,546	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	7,066	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	1,257	9	4	7159.9
2001 Q1	1,318	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	751	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	1,447	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	885	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	1,112	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2023 · 1 incident

December 21, 2023 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE

Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Materials · Struck against stationary object

Employee did not follow training and approached a slope with bucket down. Machine slid down incline. Employee was not wearing safety belt and hit windshield. Machine not affected.

2007 · 1 incident

August 25, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ELECTRICAL

Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Materials · Accident type, without injuries

The control office was struck by lightning during off shift hours. The plant was not in operation at the time of accident. The plant was not scheduled to operate on the weekend thus no persons were at the control office during the time of accident. Fire was discovered and 911 call placed. Local fire department extinguished.

1991 · 1 incident

July 18, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS REPLACING ANVILS ON INSIDE OF CRUSHER STEPPED DOWN & TWISTED ANKLE.

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