Mining Incidents

Little Hill Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Pinal, Pinal County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0200350

Little Hill Mine has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 16 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1988–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
116
citations
24
significant & substantial
$22,253
proposed penalties
$18,101
paid to date
81% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $4,152 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
60
inspections on record
912
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: 912 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Little Hill Mine has $22K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 16 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.
$22K
proposed penalties
$18K
current assessed
$18K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
114 assessments are final orders; 16 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-11-27.
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
2023 Q1 1,872 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 550 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 985 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 1,189 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 942 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 1,037 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 3,227 1 0 309.9
2018 Q3 4,132 0 0 0.0
Show 74 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q2 4,705 1 0 212.5
2018 Q1 6,382 2 1 313.4
2017 Q4 6,755 2 0 296.1
2017 Q3 7,606 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 7,275 3 1 412.4
2017 Q1 6,472 4 0 618.0
2016 Q4 7,937 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 7,325 3 0 409.6
2016 Q2 7,644 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 6,591 3 2 455.2
2015 Q4 7,859 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 7,373 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 8,615 4 0 464.3
2015 Q1 7,825 3 0 383.4
2014 Q4 8,722 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 7,339 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 8,390 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 7,085 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 8,854 1 0 112.9
2013 Q3 7,553 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 8,806 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 6,611 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 7,551 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 6,028 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 7,077 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 5,824 1 0 171.7
2011 Q4 6,466 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 6,625 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 5,660 3 0 530.0
2011 Q1 5,826 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,638 4 0 602.6
2010 Q3 6,583 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 5,826 3 1 514.9
2010 Q1 6,685 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 5,488 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 7,341 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 6,405 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 8,054 1 0 124.2
2008 Q4 7,991 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 8,978 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 8,481 9 2 1061.2
2008 Q1 10,553 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 9,861 3 1 304.2
2007 Q3 9,680 1 0 103.3
2007 Q2 8,781 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 9,932 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 9,450 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,825 1 0 92.4
2006 Q2 10,907 11 1 1008.5
2006 Q1 8,749 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 10,072 8 1 794.3
2005 Q3 9,758 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 10,675 2 1 187.4
2005 Q1 9,013 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 10,469 2 1 191.0
2004 Q3 8,673 1 0 115.3
2004 Q2 9,645 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,643 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 9,039 1 0 110.6
2003 Q3 7,670 16 3 2086.0
2003 Q2 8,557 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,250 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 9,436 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,551 1 0 132.4
2002 Q2 9,530 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 7,527 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,535 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,999 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 11,450 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 9,830 2 0 203.5
2000 Q4 11,708 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 11,149 1 1 89.7
2000 Q2 10,795 18 8 1667.4
2000 Q1 9,981 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2018 · 1 incident

March 28, 2018 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Decorative Rock Sales LLC · Fall from machine

Employee was dismounting a 375 excavator after checking fluids when employee misplaced foot and fell approximately 3-foot to the ground.

2017 · 1 incident

December 1, 2017 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Decorative Rock Sales LLC · Fall from machine

During morning hours with moderate lighting and overcast skies, employee was on the engine deck checking engine oil level. To better see the oil level, EE turned toward the front, missing step and fell approximately 7 feet to the ground, landing on back. The engine deck was clean and the ground was clear.

2011 · 1 incident

December 20, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Decorative Rock Sales LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Laborer (ee) and loader operator were cleaning material from under the #1 feed conveyor. EE placed his hand between the conveyor frame and loader bucket. When another ee moved loader ee right middle finger was caught in between.

2009 · 1 incident

November 25, 2009 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Decorative Rock Sales LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was in the shop changing cutting edges on a 966F Front-end loader. The EE reached under supported bucket with his left hand when the bolt spun and cut his wrist. EE rec. 11 sutures and was released back to work. No time lost and returned to work on the same day.

2008 · 1 incident

April 15, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Decorative Rock Sales LLC · Fall from machine

When pulling suction out of pond the right rear tire went up on the berm causing to much weight to front of the83 boom and the loose dirt landing sluffing causing the83 to tip resulting in a roll over EE then made the decision to unbuckle and jump causing him to land on his head resulting in a c2 fracture and a fracture to right wrist.

2005 · 3 incidents

August 30, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Decorative Rock Sales LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Using tool for clean up near tail pulley, tool was caught in conveyor assembly, jerking tool along with employee's hand and smashing the tool and hand against conveyor damaging three fingers of his right hand.

May 27, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Decorative Rock Sales LLC · Struck against a moving object

WATER TRUCK OPERATOR HAD STARTED TO ASCEND A HAUL ROAD GRADE & DID NOT SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR UNTIL THE MOTOR STARTED TO STALL. WHEN HE DISENGAUGED THE CLUTCH, THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD. THE OPERATOR HIT THE BRAKES AND SLID IN WATERED AREA SIDEWAYS & THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER.

April 22, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Decorative Rock Sales LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS REBUILDING HAUL ROAD BERM WITH LOADER WHEN THE LOADER TIPPED OVER DUE TO STEEP GRADE. (BRUISED SHOULDER/HEAD CONTUSION).

1999 · 1 incident

April 16, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent STRIKING OR BUMPING
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Struck against stationary object

ON 4-16 EE RECEIVED A FIRST AID INJURY. ON 6-15 EE RECEIVED SECOND INJURY TO THE SAME LEG; (BUMPED IT) IT WAS DETERMIBNED TO BE AN ABCESS ON THE BONE. HE WAS TREATED FOR THIS INFECTION.

1998 · 1 incident

June 3, 1998 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES"DOOR STUCK CLOSED AND THEREFORE HE HADTO CLIMB OUT OF THE TRUCK WINDOW" HE SUFFERED "ACUTE L/S STRAIN-SPRAIN"

1997 · 1 incident

September 13, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING TRUCK, LEFT TIRE HIT RICK, STEERING WHEEL HIT LITTLE FINGER, BRUISED IT .

1996 · 2 incidents

October 30, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Struck by falling object

WHILE LOADING A TRUCK A ROCK CAME IN FROM SIDE OF LOADER AND HIT EMP ON THE RIGHT WRIST.

January 13, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Fall from machine

HE WAS ASKED TO GO FROM CRUSHER TO GOLD PIT TO CHECK ON MATERIALS IN THE STOCK PILE. THERE WAS A FAILURE TO CONTROL SPEED ON PERSONAL MOTORCYCLEAND RAN INTO ROCK SLIDE. HE SUFFERED SKULL FRACT URE, BLOOD CLOT BEHIND THE EAR AND BROKEN COLLAR BONE.

1995 · 3 incidents

September 11, 1995 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Contact with hot objects or substances

PRIMED CARBURETOR TO START VEHICLE AND IT BACKFIRED CATCHING FIRE.

August 30, 1995 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Fall from machine

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE CHAIN ON SPROCKET OFSMALL CLEAN UP CONVEYOR, HE SLIPPED OFF, FELL 7 FT LANDED ON HIS FEET CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

July 12, 1995 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Fall from machine

RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG OF LADDER WHILE CLIMBING UP TO LOAD HIS HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED HIS KNEE HIT THE ABOVE RUNG &CAUSED HIS KNEE CAP TO DISLOCATE

1993 · 1 incident

February 16, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN SLAG WENT DOWN HIS LEFT GLOVE AND BURNT HIS HAND. HE REPORTED TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY FOR TREATMENT OF AN INFECTED BURN. HIS HAND IS HEALING FINE.

1988 · 1 incident

May 26, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
LITTLE HILL MINES, INC. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WAS W ORKING ON A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HE ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN BOLTS WITH A 3/4 DRILL SWING HANDLE TOOL HE WAS GOING TO USE HIS RT.FOOT FOR LEVERAGE TO LOOSEN BOLT HIS FOOT MISSED TOOL HAN DLE & WHEN HIS FOOT HIT THE GROUND H IS KNEE APPARENTLY TWISTED & TORE THE CARTILAGE

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