Mining Incidents

PAPOOSE: 68 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Anfield Energy Inc
La Sal, San Juan County, UT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4202108

PAPOOSE has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
68
citations
25
significant & substantial
$10,304
proposed penalties
$9,992
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $312 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
43
inspections on record
520
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: 520 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

PAPOOSE has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $200 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$200
outstanding
68 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
Of $243 in penalties contested before the Commission, $131 was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2018-08-29.
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.
36.8%
significant & substantial
10.3%
high negligence or reckless
36.8%
reasonably likely or greater
70.6%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 5.9% low, 83.8% moderate, 10.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
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.
1 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 100%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 1 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
46%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$243 proposed, $131 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 2014-05-19.
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.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2014-0668 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $243 → $131
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
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: 2010-03-03, 16 years ago
9
samples
0
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg9
Show the individual readings (9)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2010-03-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-03-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2010-03-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-02-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-02-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2006-02-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2001-08-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2001-08-15 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2015-09-30, 10 years ago
2
samples
Show the individual readings (2)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2015-09-30 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ACTIVE MINING
2015-09-30 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.32 SF ACTIVE MINING
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.
Ownership history
  1. Cotter Corp 1994 to 2000
  2. Cotter Corp 2000 to 2026
  3. Anfield Resources Holding Corp. 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 5
2020 2
2019 2
2018 2
2017 2
2016 2
2015 3
2014 3
2013 3
2012 4
2011 3
2010 3
2009 3
2008 3
2007 3
2006 4
2005 3
2004 4
2003 3
2002 3
2001 3
2000 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PAPOOSE sits in San Juan County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 4.9% 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.
San Juan County, Utah · Population 14,466
4.9%
Mining share of county employment
$54,890
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
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 1,550 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 1,100 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 53 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 43 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 43 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 53 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 40 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 36 0 0 0.0
Show 77 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2019 Q1 48 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 54 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 68 1 0 14705.9
2018 Q2 101 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 340 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 99 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 208 1 0 4807.7
2017 Q2 161 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 508 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 507 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 766 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 622 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 328 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 767 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 845 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 377 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 674 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 587 1 0 1703.6
2014 Q3 1,323 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,211 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,294 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,223 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,651 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,406 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,431 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 1,655 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,824 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,626 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,617 4 2 2473.7
2011 Q4 1,319 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,636 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,676 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 976 5 3 5123.0
2010 Q4 909 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 1,450 1 0 689.7
2010 Q2 1,664 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,428 2 1 1400.6
2009 Q4 1,287 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 1,580 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 1,502 7 5 4660.5
2009 Q1 1,642 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 1,374 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 1,610 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,681 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 1,672 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 1,405 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 1,479 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 1,154 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 1,200 1 0 833.3
2006 Q4 1,596 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,500 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,757 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,488 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 1,795 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,853 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,750 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,488 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 1,700 1 0 588.2
2004 Q3 2,054 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 1,769 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,419 2 0 1409.4
2003 Q4 2,192 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,404 8 3 3327.8
2003 Q2 931 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 382 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,217 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,583 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,984 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 261 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,358 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,721 1 0 581.1
2001 Q2 1,472 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 365 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 1,567 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,672 1 0 598.1
2000 Q1 460 0 0 0.0

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.