Higley Wash Plant has $68K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2014–2022
Latest incident
Apr 2022
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2014
37
citations
11
significant & substantial
$67,604
proposed penalties
$45,888
paid to date
68% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $21,716 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2014
23
inspections on record
390
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: 390 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Higley Wash Plant has $68K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 5 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.
$68K
proposed penalties
$46K
current assessed
$46K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
36 assessments are final orders; 5 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2022-04-06.
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
2022 Q3
4,920
0
0
0.0
2022 Q2
10,805
3
0
277.6
2022 Q1
11,071
0
0
0.0
2021 Q4
8,465
1
0
118.1
2021 Q3
8,194
0
0
0.0
2021 Q2
6,819
1
0
146.6
2021 Q1
7,469
0
0
0.0
2020 Q4
6,937
3
1
432.5
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2020 Q3
7,152
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
6,891
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
7,406
2
1
270.1
2019 Q4
6,497
4
4
615.7
2019 Q3
6,432
2
1
310.9
2019 Q2
6,773
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
6,641
0
0
0.0
2018 Q4
6,047
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
6,285
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
7,561
1
0
132.3
2018 Q1
8,380
0
0
0.0
2017 Q4
7,091
1
0
141.0
2017 Q3
6,213
0
0
0.0
2017 Q2
5,641
1
0
177.3
2017 Q1
6,863
0
0
0.0
2016 Q4
8,969
1
0
111.5
2016 Q3
7,784
0
0
0.0
2016 Q2
9,232
5
1
541.6
2016 Q1
8,543
0
0
0.0
2015 Q4
7,852
4
1
509.4
2015 Q3
8,769
0
0
0.0
2015 Q2
7,819
0
0
0.0
2015 Q1
7,397
0
0
0.0
2014 Q4
8,418
1
0
118.8
2014 Q3
7,194
0
0
0.0
2014 Q2
7,378
5
2
677.7
2014 Q1
3,995
2
0
500.6
2013 Q4
1,113
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2022 · 1 incident
April 5, 2022AZ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Removing Drain cap with a pipe wrench while applying pressure it broke loose causing EE to slam EE's right hand into the bolts that were sticking out. Major swelling to EE's right hand
MEASURING SUPPORT LEGS FOR A CONVEYOR BELT. LEGS WERE BEING LIFTED WITH FORKLIFT TO FULLY EXTEND THEM, A BRACE SUPPORT SWUNG DOWNWARD AND SLICED ACROSS LEFT HAND CUTTING TWO FINGERS
While operating a 70-ton rigid frame haul truck, EE backed up to the berm on the South end of the pad. It appears the stockpile under the back wheels fell away from under the truck, causing the truck to slide off the stockpile and turned over backwards. It appears that EE impacted the roof of the cab, causing serious injury.
Working on the durability cell cutting silicone liners with a straight razor. While holding it down with EE's left hand and cutting with EE's right EE cut through EE's glove and into EE's left thumb.
2016 · 1 incident
January 28, 2016AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSTRIKING OR BUMPING
When exiting loader turned around and bumped elbow on door. Caused contusion to left elbow
2014 · 1 incident
June 10, 2014AZ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drake Materials · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Injured employee was standing next to chute. As the chute was cut the chute moved pinching employees finger against steel beam.
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