Mining Incidents

Plant # 17 Metal/Non-Metal

Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202797

Plant # 17 has $3K 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
9
Years on record
1999–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
22
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,918
proposed penalties
$2,918
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
17
inspections on record
149
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: 149 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 # 17 has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
21 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2005-10-12.
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
2007 Q4 1,732 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,607 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,581 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,962 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 3,805 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,693 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,360 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 3,263 0 0 0.0
Show 24 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q4 2,814 4 1 1421.5
2005 Q3 3,661 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 972 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,357 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,148 3 0 953.0
2004 Q3 3,879 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,039 2 1 658.1
2004 Q1 1,227 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 2,291 2 1 873.0
2003 Q3 2,149 1 1 465.3
2003 Q2 2,500 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,109 1 1 474.2
2002 Q4 3,158 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,549 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,418 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 2,568 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,500 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,527 8 1 3165.8
2001 Q2 2,600 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,300 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,918 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,086 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 3,999 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 2,254 1 1 443.7
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2007 · 1 incident

2005 · 1 incident

June 21, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck by flying object

Splicing conveyor belt under jaw crusher and tightening belt lacing when sand and other particles entered right eye.

2004 · 1 incident

January 29, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck against stationary object

THE SCREEN BOX AT THE CRUSHER BROKE DOWN SENDING OVER SIZED ROCKS TO THE TUNNEL FEED, STOPPING IT UP. AS THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN PRYING ROCKS FROM THE TUNNEL CLAMP FEED HE PULLED HIS FINGERNAIL OFF

2001 · 1 incident

June 27, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck by falling object

WHILE DIGGING INTO A HIGH WALL THE BANK GAVE WAYAND BURIED THE LOADER WITH MATERIAL CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

1999 · 5 incidents

May 12, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck against stationary object

WHILE ADJUSTING THE JAW TIGHTENING THE NUTS ON THE SPRINGS. THE EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS HAND ON THE CATWALK.

March 16, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Sand & Rock · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHEN HE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER THE CRUSHER JAW. WHEN HE STOOPED AND TURNED TO SHOVEL OUT THE MATERIAL HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AREA.

March 12, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck by falling object

WHILE DIGGING ROCKS OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER. HE LIFTED A LARGE ROCK AND THREW IT UP ON THE GRIZZLY BARS THIS CAUSED A PILE OF ROCKS TO FALL ON HIS HAND.

February 18, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Sand & Rock · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE HE WAS REACHING UNDER THE CONVEYER BELT WITH THE RAKE, HE SUDDENLY FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST. HE THEN STOPPED FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES, THEN CONTINUED BUT AGAIN HE FELT SEVERE CHEST PAIN.

February 16, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK THE LOCK LOOSE ON THE JAWDYES WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED, BOUNCED & CUT HIS RIGHT HAND FINGER.

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A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.