Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #2 - Crusher Metal/Non-Metal

Ashton Company Inc · Surface
Coolidge, Pima County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202462

Portable Plant #2 - Crusher has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1989–1997
Latest incident
Nov 1997
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2003
47
citations
4
significant & substantial
$5,722
proposed penalties
$5,209
paid to date
91% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $513 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
30
inspections on record
347
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: 347 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Portable Plant #2 - Crusher has $6K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 8 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.
$6K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
47 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2020-05-21.
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
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 54 7 0 129629.6
2020 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 505 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,346 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,253 3 0 1331.6
2018 Q4 3,746 0 0 0.0
Show 70 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2018 Q3 9,040 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 6,579 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 4,018 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,363 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,748 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 5,251 1 0 190.4
2017 Q1 1,067 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 114 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 30 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 3,645 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 4,884 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 2,585 3 1 1160.5
2015 Q3 1,805 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 171 4 0 23391.8
2015 Q1 588 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 5 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 114 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 526 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 510 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 57 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 1,523 6 1 3939.6
2012 Q4 534 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 5,040 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 6,733 1 1 148.5
2012 Q1 9,164 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 8,487 7 0 824.8
2011 Q3 4,421 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 4,276 8 1 1870.9
2011 Q1 5,289 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 0 0 0
2010 Q1 723 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,091 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 34 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 71 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 952 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 974 1 0 1026.7
2008 Q3 3,038 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 4,645 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 626 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 671 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 2,538 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,404 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 0 0 0
2006 Q3 0 0 0
2006 Q2 0 0 0
2006 Q1 1,477 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 0 0 0
2005 Q3 834 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 339 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 252 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 0 0 0
2004 Q3 0 0 0
2004 Q2 4,730 2 0 422.8
2004 Q1 1,072 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 636 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 496 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 0 4 0
2003 Q1 320 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 0 0 0
2002 Q1 1,180 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 260 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 0 0 0
2001 Q2 0 0 0
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 3,529 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1997 · 1 incident

November 19, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Ashton Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING DRILL SACKS ON AN EVEN SURFACE EE FELT CHEST PAINS. HE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERINTENDENT WHO TOLD HIM TO STOP AND REST. AS THE PAIN SEEMED TO GET WORSE, THE SUPER TOLD THE EE TO GET IN HIS PU AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE IMP CLINIC AT BHP COPPER AT SAN MANUEL. IT WAS DETERMINED THE HAD HAD A HEART ATTACK AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO TUCSON MEDICAL CTR.

1993 · 1 incident

October 13, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ashton Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING NEW V BELTS ON A JAW CRUSHER. WHILE REACHING FOR ONE OF THE BELTS HIS HAND CAGUGHT AND WAS PULLED INTO THE SHEAVE. THE BONES IN HIS LEFT HAND BELOW THE KNUCKLES ON THREE FING ERS WERE BROKEN.

1991 · 1 incident

September 25, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ashton Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL ALLEDGED THAT WHEN HE PICKED UP ROLL OF POWER CABLE HE NOTED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 18, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ashton Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW JAW PLATE IN THE CRUSHER. THE LIFTING EYE BROKE ALLOWING THE PLATE TO FALL OVER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG AND PINNING HIS LEG UNDER THE PLATE.

April 28, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ashton Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON TOP OF A SCREENING PLANT, HE CLIMBED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PLANT TO LUBE A BOLT, IN DOING SO, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND

1989 · 1 incident

June 26, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ashton Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM THE CAB OF A 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK, SHE ALLEGED HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE FELL TO THE GROUND

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