North Gila Gravel Plant has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2004–2021
Latest incident
Mar 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,114
proposed penalties
$4,114
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
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: 493 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
North Gila Gravel Plant has $4K 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.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
39 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $236 in penalties contested before the Commission, $236 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2021-04-14.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘContesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
2citations taken to the federal commission · 5% of citations on record
Settled
2 · 100%
0%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$236 proposed, $236 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2018-02-22.
Contested penalties
ⓘA reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2018-04-11, 8 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
8
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (8)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2018-04-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
2018-04-11
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2012-01-05
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2012-01-05
Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz
0.12
0.6
0.20
Crusher Oper/Worker
2003-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Bulldozer Operator
2003-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Front-end Loader Operator
2003-03-26
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Crusher Oper/Worker
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2021
3
2020
3
2019
3
2018
3
2017
3
2016
3
2015
3
2014
3
2013
3
2012
3
2011
3
2010
3
2009
3
2008
3
2007
4
2006
4
2005
4
2004
4
2003
5
2002
5
2001
4
2000
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
North Gila Gravel Plant sits in Yuma County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Yuma County, Arizona · Population 207,685
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,417
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
Front end loader was screening riprap and a water truck drove in behind the loader to wet material. The loader backed up and hit the front of water truck, there were no injuries to any employees (only 2 employees working) only damage to the front of the water truck.
2020 · 1 incident
September 25, 2020AZ · Metal/Non-Metalgrizzly worker, grizzly tender, grizzlyman, chute puller, chute tapperHANDLING OF MATERIALS
While miner was climbing up onto the grizzly grid to clear it free of rocks, miner put a hand on the grid to push themselves up, miner's elbow pushed into ribcage and possibly bruised them or cracked them.
2017 · 1 incident
February 28, 2017AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was un-tiring the safety bar on the grizzly that keeps the grid up for us to work, when the safety bar came down on his finger, cutting his left index finger, was wearing gloves at the time.
2014 · 1 incident
January 8, 2014AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE had received his audiometric test and the result were abnormal in his right ear. The physician recommended that the miner should receive another audiometic test and re-evaluate both result to determine the correct action to take. As of 12/27/2010 the employee was notified.
2008 · 1 incident
January 29, 2008AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Miner was exiting the D7 Dozer he was operating, from the leftside of equipment. The Miner proceeded to step down from Dozer, when his left knee twisted. On 01/29/08, EE injured his left knee, but EE did not request any time off. At this time no lost time injury was reported, but on 2/19/08 at the request of his doctor, EE did not report to work.
2004 · 1 incident
June 3, 2004AZ · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A RUSTED NUT FROM A BOLT WITH A RACHET & SOCKET, WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK. WHEN FALLING BACK, HE PLANTED HIS LEFT FOOT TO AVOID FALLING ON LOOSE DIRT & GRAVEL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE & BREAKING HIS ANKLE.