Mining Incidents

Hualapai Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Kingman, Mohave County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0201062

Hualapai Pit has $103K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1989–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
158
citations
30
significant & substantial
$102,816
proposed penalties
$101,848
paid to date
99% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $968 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
63
inspections on record
707
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: 707 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Hualapai Pit has $103K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$103K
proposed penalties
$102K
current assessed
$102K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
158 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-06-12.
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 1,543 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,168 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 876 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,009 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,368 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,321 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 749 1 0 1335.1
2024 Q1 1,157 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,428 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,328 1 0 753.0
2023 Q2 1,571 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,585 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,833 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,546 1 0 646.8
2022 Q2 1,615 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,402 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,600 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,183 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,948 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 2,227 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 2,521 2 0 793.3
2020 Q3 2,763 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 2,039 2 0 980.9
2020 Q1 2,511 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 2,406 3 0 1246.9
2019 Q3 2,956 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 3,189 5 1 1567.9
2019 Q1 2,511 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 2,571 7 1 2722.7
2018 Q3 2,325 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 2,326 1 0 429.9
2018 Q1 2,077 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,221 1 0 450.2
2017 Q3 2,145 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 2,752 3 0 1090.1
2017 Q1 2,631 1 0 380.1
2016 Q4 2,648 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 2,490 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,413 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,067 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,212 2 0 904.2
2015 Q3 2,038 1 0 490.7
2015 Q2 2,318 2 0 862.8
2015 Q1 1,415 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,735 6 2 3458.2
2014 Q3 1,212 1 1 825.1
2014 Q2 1,314 3 2 2283.1
2014 Q1 1,260 2 0 1587.3
2013 Q4 1,341 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,631 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,353 2 1 1478.2
2013 Q1 1,490 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,301 3 0 2305.9
2012 Q3 1,453 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,514 8 1 5284.0
2012 Q1 857 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,381 14 2 10137.6
2011 Q3 1,683 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,615 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,030 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,535 2 0 1302.9
2010 Q3 1,731 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,933 3 0 1552.0
2010 Q1 1,874 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,899 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,530 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,745 17 7 9742.1
2009 Q1 1,413 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,770 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,981 1 0 335.5
2008 Q2 3,011 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 2,943 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,220 1 0 310.6
2007 Q3 3,414 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 4,136 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,236 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 4,303 5 2 1162.0
2006 Q3 4,204 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 4,049 5 0 1234.9
2006 Q1 5,391 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 4,607 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 5,074 2 1 394.2
2005 Q2 5,021 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,669 13 4 3543.2
2004 Q4 3,603 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,304 3 0 908.0
2004 Q1 3,193 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 3,794 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 3,303 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 5,484 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,990 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,292 5 0 1165.0
2002 Q3 3,447 9 1 2611.0
2002 Q2 3,375 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,798 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,270 4 3 1223.2
2001 Q3 2,296 10 1 4355.4
2001 Q2 2,380 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,128 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,828 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,814 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,656 6 0 2259.0
2000 Q1 3,568 0 0 0.0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 13, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Desert Construction Inc · Fall from machine

During maintenance, a miner was struck by the boom of an excavator that was being used to position crusher parts; causing him to lose balance and fall approximately 11 feet. The fall resulted in several broken bones. MSHA arrived on site the afternoon of the accident and started an investigation. *Employee died on 5/26/2015.

Reportable incidents

11 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2023 · 1 incident

May 11, 2023 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was clearing debris from dump truck tailgate and pinched finger in the tailgate. Received cut to middle finger requiring stitches.

2019 · 1 incident

June 25, 2019 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee claims to have hurt shoulder while climbing into the loader.

2008 · 1 incident

May 2, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Desert Construction Inc · Fall onto or against objects

The injured employee was climbing the stairs of his equipment when his foot slipped off of the step. He banged his knee on the equipment as a result of his foot slipping off the step.

2002 · 1 incident

December 23, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Desert Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

THE A/C UNIT MOUNTED ON THE INSIDE CAB ROOF CAME LOOSE AND HIT THE OPERATOR IN THE MOUTH.

2000 · 2 incidents

August 25, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Desert Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

PUSHING DIRT AND DOZER RAN OVER A BIG ROCK AND DOZER WWENT UP IN THE AIR AND CAME DOWN HARD.

1999 · 1 incident

1998 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

May 27, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS AT HUALAPAI PIT WHERE HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL OFF OF JAW WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK

1992 · 1 incident

June 23, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Desert Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THIS EMP,LYEE WAS AT HULALAI PIT WHERE HE WAS ADJUSTING THE V-BELTS WITH THE POWER ON THUS IT GRABBED HIS HAND CRUSHING & TAKING OFF 2 FINGERS AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE

1989 · 1 incident

April 17, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS AT PIT WHER HE WAS LIFTING A RAILROAD TIE UP TO ADJUST THE CRUSHER, WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.

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The full compliance file on Hualapai Pit

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.