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MILLION $ BUFF GRINDSTONE CANYON Metal/Non-Metal

HOWARD GRAY STONE · Surface
Controlled by Jason Haines
Mesa, Coconino County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0202748

MILLION $ BUFF GRINDSTONE CANYON has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Jun 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
46
citations
13
significant & substantial
$5,816
proposed penalties
$3,277
paid to date
56% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,539 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
58
inspections on record
554
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: 554 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

MILLION $ BUFF GRINDSTONE CANYON has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $3K outstanding across 0 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$6K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$3K
outstanding
46 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-10-28.
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 2,316 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 2,448 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,427 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 1,506 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,368 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,626 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 2,534 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,704 0 0 0.0
Show 89 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,794 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 2,286 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 2,808 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,422 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 2,508 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 2,400 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 3,778 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 2,498 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 1,476 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 2,518 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,374 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 46 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 24 1 0 41666.7
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 74 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 60 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 16 2 2 125000.0
2019 Q3 738 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,362 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 978 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,394 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 1,384 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,796 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 1,248 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 1,772 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,422 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,074 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 1,044 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 1,434 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 234 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,540 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,146 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,790 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,244 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 1,704 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 1,032 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,058 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 4,228 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 2,756 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,640 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 3,744 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,984 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 3,522 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,640 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 3,360 1 0 297.6
2012 Q3 4,240 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 2,892 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,738 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 2,874 3 0 1043.8
2011 Q3 4,516 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,746 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 3,270 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,918 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 6,644 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 6,068 2 0 329.6
2010 Q1 3,094 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,090 3 0 970.9
2009 Q3 4,890 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,800 2 1 714.3
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2008 Q4 980 3 0 3061.2
2008 Q3 4,320 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 7,680 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,920 2 0 1041.7
2007 Q3 7,200 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 8,640 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 9,420 8 3 849.3
2006 Q2 8,360 1 1 119.6
2006 Q1 6,040 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 5,760 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 7,680 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 11,040 4 2 362.3
2005 Q1 10,560 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,218 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 10,560 1 0 94.7
2004 Q2 9,600 3 2 312.5
2004 Q1 2,016 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 11,390 2 0 175.6
2003 Q3 7,240 7 2 966.9
2003 Q2 5,280 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 8,649 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 10,081 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 9,800 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,880 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,950 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 3,379 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,410 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,840 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

June 27, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Howard Gray Stone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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