Mining Incidents

Estrella Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by C William Nichols
Glendale, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0203002

Estrella has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5 outstanding across 13 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2002–2005
Latest incident
Apr 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
29
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,460
proposed penalties
$2,061
paid to date
84% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $399 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2003
10
inspections on record
146
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: 146 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Estrella has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $5 outstanding across 13 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$5
outstanding
28 assessments are final orders; 13 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2007-01-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
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
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 0 0 0
2007 Q3 0 0 0
2007 Q2 0 0 0
2007 Q1 0 2 0
2006 Q4 2,945 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 4,343 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 5,010 1 0 199.6
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 7,041 4 1 568.1
2005 Q4 6,278 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,116 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,379 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,542 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 4,232 6 2 1417.8
2004 Q3 4,076 2 0 490.7
2004 Q2 4,104 6 1 1462.0
2004 Q1 3,715 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,071 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,996 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,316 3 2 1295.3
2003 Q1 1,657 5 1 3017.5
2002 Q4 1,589 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,764 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

April 28, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING UP AREA NET TO STORAGE SHED WHEN EE SLIPPED ON ROCK WITH MUDDY BOOT

April 2, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE THE EE WAS HITTING A STEEL BLOW BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF THE BLOW BAR FLAKED OFF AND HIT EE IN THE NECK, CUTTING HIM.

2004 · 3 incidents

November 19, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Fire extingisher mount came loose, knocking out safety pin allowing extingisher to release contents. Operator couldn't get out of loader fast enough and inhaled some of the contents.

November 17, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While repairing belt, belt slipped caught hand on sharp object cutting hand.

June 21, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH TORCH HE GRABBED HOT METAL WITH BARE HAND.

2003 · 1 incident

April 7, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF SKID LOADER NOT USING HANDRAILS, SLIPPED LANDING ON FOOT & ROLLING ANKLE.

2002 · 1 incident

October 9, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kilauea Crushers Inc · Struck by falling object

AFTER FILLING THE WATER TRUCK HE WENT TO SHUT OFF VALVE AND HANDLE FELL OFF AND CUT HIM.

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