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Maricopa Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Gila River Sand & Gravel · Surface

Controlled by Gila River Indian Community

Chandler, Pinal County, AZ  ·  Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0203075

Maricopa Pit has $60K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 14 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities

0

Total incidents

2

Years on record

2017–2025

Latest incident

Sep 2025

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2005

146

citations

36

significant & substantial

$60,137

proposed penalties

$40,435

paid to date

67% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $19,702 gap.

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2005

59

inspections on record

983

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 983 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Maricopa Pit has $60K in proposed MSHA penalties and $1K outstanding across 14 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition

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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.

$60K

proposed penalties

$42K

current assessed

$40K

paid to date

$1K

outstanding

141 assessments are final orders; 14 contested dockets.

As of the most recent assessment on 2026-03-21.

Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

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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	27,826	0	0	0.0
2025 Q3	26,802	4	0	149.2
2025 Q2	27,665	0	0	0.0
2025 Q1	29,634	0	0	0.0
2024 Q4	30,134	3	0	99.6
2024 Q3	31,844	0	0	0.0
2024 Q2	32,335	1	0	30.9
2024 Q1	30,166	0	0	0.0

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Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4	32,071	5	0	155.9
2023 Q3	50,235	4	0	79.6
2023 Q2	55,003	0	0	0.0
2023 Q1	46,249	3	0	64.9
2022 Q4	48,513	0	0	0.0
2022 Q3	50,921	0	0	0.0
2022 Q2	49,831	0	0	0.0
2022 Q1	40,387	3	1	74.3
2021 Q4	48,556	0	0	0.0
2021 Q3	45,728	0	0	0.0
2021 Q2	44,629	3	1	67.2
2021 Q1	39,236	0	0	0.0
2020 Q4	42,878	1	0	23.3
2020 Q3	37,691	0	0	0.0
2020 Q2	37,681	2	0	53.1
2020 Q1	38,212	5	0	130.8
2019 Q4	43,074	0	0	0.0
2019 Q3	44,300	1	1	22.6
2019 Q2	42,646	0	0	0.0
2019 Q1	39,363	3	0	76.2
2018 Q4	39,713	0	0	0.0
2018 Q3	33,391	2	1	59.9
2018 Q2	31,205	0	0	0.0
2018 Q1	29,121	5	3	171.7
2017 Q4	28,460	0	0	0.0
2017 Q3	27,669	0	0	0.0
2017 Q2	26,817	2	0	74.6
2017 Q1	28,018	0	0	0.0
2016 Q4	27,821	8	6	287.6
2016 Q3	31,431	2	2	63.6
2016 Q2	31,315	0	0	0.0
2016 Q1	28,219	1	1	35.4
2015 Q4	28,111	0	0	0.0
2015 Q3	25,463	1	0	39.3
2015 Q2	26,549	0	0	0.0
2015 Q1	24,944	1	0	40.1
2014 Q4	22,106	0	0	0.0
2014 Q3	20,831	1	0	48.0
2014 Q2	21,747	0	0	0.0
2014 Q1	21,676	8	1	369.1
2013 Q4	20,944	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	18,793	9	3	478.9
2013 Q2	18,880	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	17,536	4	1	228.1
2012 Q4	17,169	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	15,269	0	0	0.0
2012 Q2	16,602	8	2	481.9
2012 Q1	13,941	0	0	0.0
2011 Q4	15,274	4	1	261.9
2011 Q3	15,067	0	0	0.0
2011 Q2	14,565	3	0	206.0
2011 Q1	13,574	0	0	0.0
2010 Q4	14,977	2	1	133.5
2010 Q3	14,168	0	0	0.0
2010 Q2	13,203	1	0	75.7
2010 Q1	12,965	0	0	0.0
2009 Q4	15,996	3	0	187.5
2009 Q3	14,973	0	0	0.0
2009 Q2	15,590	5	0	320.7
2009 Q1	16,406	10	1	609.5
2008 Q4	20,318	0	0	0.0
2008 Q3	22,413	0	0	0.0
2008 Q2	22,139	0	0	0.0
2008 Q1	22,886	0	0	0.0
2007 Q4	29,357	2	0	68.1
2007 Q3	26,121	9	5	344.6
2007 Q2	26,167	0	0	0.0
2007 Q1	26,360	5	1	189.7
2006 Q4	29,134	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	25,888	4	0	154.5
2006 Q2	24,887	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	21,278	6	3	282.0
2005 Q4	19,117	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	29,415	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	8,798	1	0	113.7
2005 Q1	5,646	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2025 · 1 incident

September 4, 2025 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Gila River Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting zip ties from a H.P. Guard when the knife slipped and EE cut EE's elbow. Basic first aid given and then taken for medical treatment. Employee received sutures on elbow. Release to return back to work same day. no lost time

2017 · 1 incident

September 9, 2017 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Gila River Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was hitting the inside rod of a 4" pipe. 2" diameter steel pipe. EE was using a 10lb sledge hammer. EE hit pipe and hand too close causing ee to smash ee finger. It was the 4th finger (ring finger) on ee left hand.

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