Mining Incidents

Plant #5 Metal/Non-Metal

Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202500

Plant #5 has $2K 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
17
Years on record
1989–2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
19
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,774
proposed penalties
$1,774
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
14
inspections on record
117
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: 117 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 #5 has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
19 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-12-14.
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 Q3 0 0 0
2005 Q2 0 0 0
2005 Q1 486 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,683 3 0 1118.2
2004 Q3 3,962 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 3,195 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 3,142 3 0 954.8
2003 Q4 2,678 3 2 1120.2
Show 15 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q3 3,507 2 1 570.3
2003 Q2 3,741 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 4,777 1 1 209.3
2002 Q4 5,767 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,846 4 2 825.4
2002 Q2 4,718 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 6,847 2 0 292.1
2001 Q4 5,021 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 6,683 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 8,253 1 0 121.2
2001 Q1 8,357 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,686 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 6,540 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 5,251 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,821 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2004 · 4 incidents

July 6, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS HE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE JAW HE FELT PAIN IN THIS LOWER BACK.

June 15, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salt River Materials Group · Fall to the walkway or working surface

AS HE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE WATER POOL HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

May 21, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Materials Group · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While two vehicles were about to hit he tried to stop one of them. The boom truck was pulling a truck that was stuck, when the truck came down off the berm he tried to stop it and his foot got stuck in between them.

February 16, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE WHEEL BARROW FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT, THE WHEEL BARROW TOPPLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE WHEEL BARROW HANDLE (LEFT SIDE HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS TORSCO.

2002 · 3 incidents

December 6, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by falling object

AS HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE A SCREEN, A METAL PLATE FROMT HE SCREEN BOX FELL SMASHING HIS FINGER.

August 9, 2002 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)

HE CUT HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR BLADE WHILE CUTTING OUT A PATCH FOR THE UNDER CONE BELT ON THE CRUSHER.

April 27, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by falling object

HE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON A FRONT-END LOADER AND THE LATCH DID NOT WORK, THE DOOR FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 13, 2001 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)

AS HE WAS SWINGING A WRENCH HITTING THE RETURN TAIL PULLEY TO REMOVE A BUILD UP OF ROCK MATERIALHE SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE WRENCH AND THE METAL ON THE PULLEY.

October 2, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Materials Group · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS HE WAS ASSISTING IN UNCLOGGING A CONE, HE SWUNG BACK THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND AS IT CAME FORWARD IT SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WOODEN HANDLE OF THE HAMMER AND A METAL BAR.

1999 · 1 incident

September 21, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LOADER LADDER, THE BOTTOM STEP WAS MISSING. THE EMPLOYEE OVER STRETCHED HIS LEFT LEG TO STEP OFF THE LADDER, CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT LEG.

1998 · 1 incident

May 27, 1998 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TRYING TO TURN THE AIR VENT AWAY, BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE VENT DID NOT HAVE A COVER. HIS HAND WENT THROUGH THE VENT AND TOUCHED THE FAN WITH HIS FINGERS, RESULTING IN THE SK IN AVULSION.

1997 · 2 incidents

October 20, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS CRAWLING INSIDE CR#5 SCREEN. WHILE CRAWLING INSIDE HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE SCREEN SHAFT HOUSING.

March 18, 1997 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)

WALKING DOWN THE STEPS WITH A PARTS AND STEP DOWN WRONG AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND TORN LIGAMENT.

1996 · 2 incidents

August 5, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE WIPED HIS RIGHT EYE WITH HIS SHIRT SLEEVE CAUSING IRRITATION.

May 1, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS LIFTING A WHEEL BARREL, WHEN IT WAS LOADED. IT STARTED TO FALLAND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND HE PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLE.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 1, 1989 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

OPERATOR RAN OVER A SMALL MOUND OF ABC, RESUTING IN A SHARP ABNORMAL MOVEMENT CAUSING NECK TOO TWIST.

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