Mining Incidents

Plant #8 Metal/Non-Metal

Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202487

Plant #8 has $1K 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
11
Years on record
1993–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
10
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,021
proposed penalties
$1,021
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
9
inspections on record
82
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: 82 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 #8 has $1K 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.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
10 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2003-11-25.
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 3,404 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 5,100 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,571 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,242 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,784 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 2,886 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 2,121 0 0 0.0
Show 16 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4 2,143 3 2 1399.9
2003 Q3 2,491 2 1 802.9
2003 Q2 2,821 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 3,587 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,671 2 1 748.8
2002 Q3 2,264 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,685 1 0 593.5
2002 Q1 2,628 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,626 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,542 2 1 786.8
2001 Q2 2,089 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 2,187 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 2,181 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,426 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,298 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 1,451 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

September 8, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion in lifting objects

He was helping change the screens and as he lifted one screen he felt a sharp burning pain in his left shoulder

May 31, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by falling object

Performing a liner change the mantle nut fell off the side of the crusher onto his foot.

2003 · 1 incident

May 2, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by falling object

AS HE WAS REPLACING A GUARD THE TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED THE GUARD AND FELL ON HIS FINGER.

2002 · 1 incident

June 19, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Salt River Materials Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL ONTO THE RETURN BELT A LARGE ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF THE CONE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HARD HAT.

2000 · 1 incident

March 10, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WASWIDENING A ROAD WITHA FRONT-END LOADER WHEN SUDDENLY HE BOUNCED OVER A ROCK THIS MOTION CAUSED HIS INJURY.

1999 · 1 incident

May 20, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Materials Group · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

DRIVER WAS CHAINING DOWN THE LOAD AT MOHAVE. WHEN HE THREW THE CHAIN, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1997 · 3 incidents

December 24, 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 EE HIT THE STOCKPILE EVEN CAUSING THE LOADER TO JERK AROUND. HIS BODY TWISTED BY THIS MOTION THUS CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

September 26, 1997 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 STACKER BELT BROKE AND OVER LOADED THE BELT, SO HE GOT OFF HIS LOADER TO HELP CLEAN UP. AFTER A HLAF HOUR HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

June 26, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salt River Materials Group · Fall from ladders

WHILE GOING UP THE LADDER ON THE LOADER HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED BACK.

1996 · 1 incident

April 1, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salt River Materials Group · Fall from machine

WAS UNHOOKING STRAPS FROM SCREENHEAD BELT, WAS COMING DOWN TO GET OFF THE BELT. THE SAFETY RAIL THAT HIS FOOT WAS ON BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE FALL.

1993 · 1 incident

May 19, 1993 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

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A AUGER SCRAPER ON THE NEW LANDFILL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, HE WAS FACING THE SUN AND DROVE OVER A DROP OFF, JARRING HIS SPINE. HE HAS EVERE LOWER BACK PAIN.

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The full compliance file on Plant #8

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