Mining Incidents

Plant #15 Metal/Non-Metal

Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202101

Plant #15 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1997–2004
Latest incident
Aug 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
68
citations
31
significant & substantial
$15,866
proposed penalties
$15,866
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
13
inspections on record
275
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: 275 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 #15 has $16K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 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.
$16K
proposed penalties
$16K
current assessed
$16K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
66 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-02-28.
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
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 1,026 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 4,677 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 4,457 1 0 224.4
2004 Q4 4,051 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 4,822 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 4,339 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,228 5 0 2244.2
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 2,541 2 1 787.1
2003 Q3 2,884 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,457 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,314 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 5,351 3 2 560.6
2002 Q3 3,682 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 3,532 7 2 1981.9
2002 Q1 5,984 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 3,547 14 6 3947.0
2001 Q3 4,484 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 4,334 4 0 922.9
2001 Q1 5,319 27 19 5076.1
2000 Q4 3,607 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 3,641 5 1 1373.2
2000 Q2 6,419 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,194 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2004 · 1 incident

August 24, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing a new movable jaw die, the lifting eye was to tall hitting the cat walk. He tried holding the die in place with his foot while the welder cut the lifting eye. The weight of the die came back crushing his foot between the stationary wall and the jaw die.

2003 · 3 incidents

July 30, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Salt River Materials Group · Contact with heat

AROUND NOON HIS BODY BEGAN TO CRAMP. HE THEN ENDED HIS SHIFT AND WENT HOME. HE BEGAN TO FEEL WORSE AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

May 15, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS REMOVING ROCKS OUT OF THE MACHINE HIS RIGHT LEG GOT STUCK IN THE MACHINE AND CAUSED THE TWISTING OF THE KNEE AREA.

April 25, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal

HE STEPPED ON A ROCK IT ROLLED OVER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE, AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE CONVEYOR TO ADJUST THE BELT. "EMPLOYEE DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME OF THE INJ URY."

2002 · 1 incident

July 25, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS WALKING BY THE CRUSHER HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD AND HIS ANKLE TWISTED. HE FELT TWO VERY PAINFULL POPS ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

2000 · 1 incident

April 7, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Materials Group · Struck against stationary object

MATERIAL FROM UNDER A BELT, WHEN A 1" PIECE OF METAL FROM THE GUARD PUNCTURED HIS LEFT ARM.

1999 · 6 incidents

June 10, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Salt River Materials Group · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE CUTTING AN OLD HINGE OFF THE BATTERY BOX APIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INSIDE THE TOP PART OF HIS BOOT & CAUGHT HIS SOCK ON FIRE, CAUSING A 3RD DEG BURN

May 5, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Materials Group · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING ON THE 202, THE TRAFFIC CAME TO A ABRUPT HALT AND THE EE WAS UNABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRON OF HER. ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL REPORT RECEIVED ON 5-6-9 9 IT INDICATED THAT ONLY AN EXAM WAS PERFORMED. ON 5-20-99 WE REVECEIVED A MEDICAL REPORT THAT INDICATED THAT ON 5-6-99 X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.

April 20, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EE CLAIMS THAT HIS WORK ACTIVITIES ON 4-20 CAUSED STRAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK. HIS WORK TASK CONSISTED OF PICKING UP REBAR AND OTHER OBJECTS.

April 20, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BOLTS, AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE WITH A WRENCH IN A DOWNWARD MOTION HE FELT PAIN AND A POP IN HIS LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA.

April 9, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by falling object

THE EE WAS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CRUSHER JAW CLEANING OUT THE UNDER BELT WHEN A ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT THIGH

January 29, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE SHOVELING ON THE CONVEYOR LINE.

1998 · 2 incidents

July 30, 1998 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON THE JAW, TIGHTENING BOLTS, USING A WRENCH AND HAMMER. HE WENT TO HIT THE WRENCH AND SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

April 7, 1998 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TIGHTENTING BOLTS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND HAMMER WRENCH. WHEN HE STRUCK THE WRENCH THE HAMMER SLID OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FINGER.

1997 · 2 incidents

July 5, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Materials Group · Struck against a moving object

THE SEAT CUSHION WAS UNLEVELED AND PNCHED A NERVE IN THE LEFT BUTTOCK AREA.

June 4, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS RELEVELING THE CONE OF THE CRUSHER, WHEN HISWAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK LOSE A SCREW JACK & THE HANDLE BROKE OFF & CAME BACK HAND HITHIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

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