Mining Incidents

Fisher Industries Plant #29 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas G Fisher
Ash Fork, Yavapai County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3901397

Fisher Industries Plant #29 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1993–2019
Latest incident
Feb 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
50
citations
13
significant & substantial
$8,879
proposed penalties
$8,879
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
25
inspections on record
365
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: 365 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Fisher Industries Plant #29 has $9K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$9K
proposed penalties
$9K
current assessed
$9K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
50 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-04-01.
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 90 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,012 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 2,594 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 937 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,357 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,113 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 186 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,266 4 3 1765.2
2020 Q1 257 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,893 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 2,173 1 0 460.2
2019 Q2 2,062 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 807 4 1 4956.6
2018 Q4 707 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,131 2 0 938.5
2018 Q2 6,618 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 3,719 5 1 1344.4
2017 Q4 1,592 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,086 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,178 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 923 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 3,263 19 5 5822.9
2016 Q3 770 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 331 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 1,788 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 845 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 1,311 1 0 762.8
2015 Q2 1,187 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 120 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 914 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,387 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 296 1 0 3378.4
2013 Q4 974 2 0 2053.4
2013 Q3 2,806 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,505 5 1 1109.9
2013 Q1 4,309 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,493 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 8,346 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,786 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 0 0 0
2010 Q2 4,728 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 2,429 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,829 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,660 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,476 1 0 223.4
2009 Q1 4,436 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 7,092 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 9,206 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,252 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,606 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 5,030 1 0 198.8
2007 Q3 6,509 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 6,250 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,448 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 880 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,976 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,696 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 682 1 0 1466.3
2005 Q4 3,199 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,702 1 1 370.1
2005 Q2 1,037 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 3,205 1 1 312.0
2004 Q2 0 0 0
2004 Q1 403 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 4,560 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,005 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 1,301 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,434 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,893 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,943 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 3,601 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,469 1 0 288.3
2001 Q3 2,713 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2019 · 1 incident

2001 · 1 incident

September 13, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING WEAR PARTS AFTER PARTS INSTALLED THEY ROTATED THE ROTOR TO CHECK CLEARANCE BY HAND & CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM BETWEEN ROTOR & IMPACTOR HOUSING.

1995 · 3 incidents

October 17, 1995 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CLEANING MUD OUT OF A CRUSHER THE EE STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 4, 1995 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF THE GRIZZLY AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

February 8, 1995 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TURNED SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. THERE WERE NO HAZARDS TO THE WALKING SURFACE.

1993 · 1 incident

August 25, 1993 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MOVING A WATER LINE UNDER WET/MUDDY CONDITIONS EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BY LANDING ON HIS HAND AND INJURED HIS SHOULDER.

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The full compliance file on Fisher Industries Plant #29

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.