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Docie Pit: 102 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rachele R Sult
Prescott, Yavapai County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0203088

Docie Pit has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $421 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2016
Latest incident
Oct 2016
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2005
102
citations
41
significant & substantial
$22,072
proposed penalties
$18,977
paid to date
86% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $3,095 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Granite Mountain Materials's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
37
inspections on record
403
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: 403 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Docie Pit has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $421 outstanding across 3 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$19K
current assessed
$19K
paid to date
$421
outstanding
100 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $8K in penalties contested before the Commission, $6K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-01-21.
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.
41.0%
significant & substantial
6.0%
high negligence or reckless
41.0%
reasonably likely or greater
60.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.0% low, 89.0% moderate, 6.0% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
6 citations taken to the federal commission · 6% of citations on record
  • Settled 5 · 83%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 17%
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 6 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
32%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$8K proposed, $6K 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 2010-06-01.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2010-1299M Settlement Lesnick 2012 $4K → $3K
WEST 2010-1312M Settlement Lesnick 2013 $4K → $3K
WEST 2007-499M Dismissal Bulluck 2008 $723 → $723
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2017-11-30, 8 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
2
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2017-11-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 1.53 0.08 Mechanic
2010-10-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Screen/Scalper 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.
Ownership history
  1. Granite Mountain Materials 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2021 4
2020 5
2019 1
2018 2
2017 4
2016 2
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 4
2011 2
2010 2
2009 2
2008 3
2007 3
2006 3
2005 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Docie Pit sits in Yavapai County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
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
ⓘ 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
2021 Q2 138 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 648 1 0 1543.2
2020 Q4 214 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 334 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 502 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 69 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 155 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 175 0 0 0.0
Show 55 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 343 7 3 20408.2
2018 Q4 400 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 241 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 487 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 846 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,155 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 731 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 454 6 5 13215.9
2016 Q4 579 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 417 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 338 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 269 5 0 18587.4
2015 Q4 455 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 352 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 226 1 1 4424.8
2015 Q1 233 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 213 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 150 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 332 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 140 5 2 35714.3
2013 Q4 86 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 203 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 18 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 31 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 270 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 118 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 406 1 0 2463.1
2012 Q1 305 1 0 3278.7
2011 Q4 287 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 226 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 183 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 261 1 0 3831.4
2010 Q3 149 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 299 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 192 9 5 46875.0
2009 Q4 67 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 208 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 337 25 8 74184.0
2008 Q4 219 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 249 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 205 3 1 14634.1
2008 Q1 635 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 241 1 0 4149.4
2007 Q3 479 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 584 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 555 3 1 5405.4
2006 Q4 420 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 424 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 680 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,359 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 531 6 1 11299.4
2005 Q3 831 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 453 24 13 52980.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2016 · 1 incident

October 13, 2016 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Mountain Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was directing the placement of boulders at mine and got pinned between a loader and a boulder. Employee's pelvis was injured as well as a laceration to left hand. Employee was taken to a hospital to receive treatment and was released after a few days.