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Hardluck Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by David K Brimhall
Holbrook, Navajo County, AZ  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0202324

Hardluck Quarry has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Nov 1993
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
174
citations
67
significant & substantial
$65,107
proposed penalties
$62,565
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,542 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
55
inspections on record
834
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: 834 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hardluck Quarry has $65K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$65K
proposed penalties
$63K
current assessed
$63K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
173 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-04-20.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
See also the operator's enforcement record
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 7,294 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 9,268 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 11,213 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 6,217 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 8,793 2 1 227.5
2024 Q3 9,808 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 6,289 3 0 477.0
2024 Q1 4,337 0 0 0.0
Show 95 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 7,736 3 1 387.8
2023 Q3 9,202 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 6,579 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,629 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 6,997 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 11,868 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 7,112 2 0 281.2
2022 Q1 4,771 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 5,940 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 6,199 5 4 806.6
2021 Q2 5,597 1 0 178.7
2021 Q1 3,944 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 4,887 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 4,217 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 1,811 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 2,185 2 0 915.3
2019 Q4 4,351 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 4,189 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,380 4 0 1183.4
2019 Q1 2,317 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 4,850 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,865 2 0 411.1
2018 Q2 3,086 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,002 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,676 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 6,570 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,809 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 4,294 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 8,817 18 9 2041.5
2016 Q3 8,858 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 7,092 1 0 141.0
2016 Q1 3,437 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 7,302 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 5,404 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 5,404 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,124 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5,750 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 5,987 2 1 334.1
2014 Q2 5,550 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 749 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 6,031 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 6,939 2 0 288.2
2013 Q2 3,244 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 0 0 0
2012 Q4 6,181 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 3,840 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,477 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,844 17 5 9219.1
2011 Q4 7,701 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 9,394 1 0 106.5
2011 Q1 6,731 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 10,128 13 3 1283.6
2010 Q3 8,994 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,312 4 2 1730.1
2010 Q1 1,633 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 7,126 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 9,827 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,334 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 4,907 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,178 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,616 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,697 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,119 9 2 1758.2
2007 Q4 3,966 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 7,741 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 7,155 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,622 3 1 533.6
2006 Q4 9,855 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,129 3 0 369.0
2006 Q2 6,667 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 5,145 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,044 1 0 198.3
2005 Q3 3,137 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,385 9 4 2658.8
2005 Q1 1,738 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,360 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 7,503 12 6 1599.4
2004 Q2 4,406 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 4,373 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 6,213 10 4 1609.5
2003 Q3 6,648 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,272 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,240 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,000 4 3 800.0
2002 Q3 5,416 8 3 1477.1
2002 Q2 7,023 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 7,120 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 10,117 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,722 15 13 1719.8
2001 Q2 6,770 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 4,513 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,908 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 8,266 9 3 1088.8
2000 Q2 6,722 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 8,845 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

November 4, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Mats · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK OUT OF JAW CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR. HE HANDED PRY BAR TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND IT WAS DROPPED HITTING A SWITCH THAT TURNED ON THE FEEDER AND CAUSED ROCKS TO FALL ON EM PLOYEE.

September 9, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Mats · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING GREASE HOSE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING GREASEE INT O DOZER TRACK HOSE BROKE & STABBED INTO LEFT HAND & PUMPED GREASE INTO HIS HAND

1991 · 1 incident

August 19, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Mats · Struck against a moving object

STOCK PILING MATERIALS KILLED THE MOTOR ON LOADER STARTED ROLLING HIT SIDE OF HILL AND ROLLED OVER

1990 · 1 incident

August 1, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Mats · Struck by flying object

OPERATOR RUNNING JAW CRUSHER WHEN ROCK BECAME STUCK.OPERATOR INSERTED WEDGE TO FREE ROCK,WEDGE FLEW OUT OF CRUSHER HITTING OPERATOR IN HEAD.

1988 · 1 incident

December 1, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Mats · Struck against a moving object

DROVE DOZER OFF OF SMALL PILE-FELL OFF AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR BOARD AND BACK ON THE CARRIAGE TRACKS.DOZER WAS KNOCKED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN IT HAPPENED.

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