Mining Incidents

Plant 14 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas G Fisher
El Paso (El Paso), Yavapai County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3901268

Plant 14 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–2003
Latest incident
Apr 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
23
citations
4
significant & substantial
$3,429
proposed penalties
$3,360
paid to date
98% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $69 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
16
inspections on record
171
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: 171 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Plant 14 has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
23 assessments are final orders; 2 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2019-10-29.
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
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 2,609 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 0 0 0
2024 Q2 0 0 0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Show 72 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 0 0 0
2022 Q4 0 0 0
2022 Q3 0 0 0
2022 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 284 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 552 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 0 0 0
2021 Q1 736 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 6,971 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,049 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 844 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 3,038 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,033 1 0 968.1
2019 Q3 129 1 0 7751.9
2019 Q2 549 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 0 0 0
2018 Q4 3,801 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 4,173 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,502 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 834 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,196 3 0 1366.1
2017 Q3 299 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 1,343 1 0 744.6
2017 Q1 492 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 0 0 0
2015 Q3 0 0 0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q3 0 0 0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 0 0 0
2013 Q4 1,022 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 0 0 0
2012 Q3 0 0 0
2012 Q2 0 0 0
2012 Q1 423 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 7,644 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 0 0 0
2011 Q2 4,163 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 2,753 1 0 363.2
2009 Q1 0 0 0
2006 Q4 261 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,837 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 0 0 0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 0 0 0
2004 Q4 2,310 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 8,300 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,394 10 2 2946.4
2004 Q1 1,189 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 9,868 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 353 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,195 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 6,741 3 0 445.0
2002 Q4 169 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 657 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,145 2 1 635.9
2002 Q1 1,600 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 0 0 0
2001 Q3 2,863 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 984 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 42 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,181 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 2,877 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 4,642 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 6,692 1 1 149.4
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2003 · 1 incident

April 1, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PUT RIGHT FOOT ON TRAILER SUPPORT ARM ON THE GROUND WHEN OTHER SUPPORT ARM WAS SET DOWN 1ST ARM MOVED AND MOVING EE S FOOT SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.

2000 · 1 incident

February 9, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler OTHER
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS EXITING THE SCRAPER WHEN WIND CAGUTHT THE DOOR AND PINCHED EE S FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME.

1995 · 1 incident

July 18, 1995 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBING OFF OF A CRUSHER AND BUMPED KNEE ON A BOLT.

1994 · 1 incident

November 23, 1994 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PRYING ON A ROCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER TO FREE IT. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF OF THE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ARM ON THE FRAME OF THE JAW.

1990 · 1 incident

December 7, 1990 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND BEHIND A GUARD TO TRY AND LOCATE A OIL LEAK WHILE THE EQUIPMENT WAS RUNNING. HIS HAND HIT THE FLY WHEEL.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 2, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

CHAINING EQUIPMENT TO A LOW BOY FOR TRANPORT JUMPED OFF AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

January 13, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS KNEELING TO DO REPAIR AS HE STOOD UP TO REACH SOME TOOLS HIS KNEE TWISTED CAUSING SHARP PAIN.

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

November 27, 1984 SD · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN LLIMESTONE AND PUT HIS HAND ON DRILL STEM WHILE DRILLING HE WAS ABOUT TO KICK SOME DIRT AWAY FROM THE HOLE.

1983 · 1 incident

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