Mining Incidents

Queen Creek Plant #42 Metal/Non-Metal

Mesa, Pinal County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202126

Queen Creek Plant #42 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1997–2004
Latest incident
Dec 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
39
citations
6
significant & substantial
$4,833
proposed penalties
$4,676
paid to date
97% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $157 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
22
inspections on record
244
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: 244 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Queen Creek Plant #42 has $5K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 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.
$5K
proposed penalties
$5K
current assessed
$5K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
38 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2010-04-14.
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
2011 Q2 6 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 758 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 30 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 4 3 0 750000.0
2010 Q1 12 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 12 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 13 0 0 0.0
Show 38 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q2 8 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 164 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 953 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 734 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,762 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 5,301 1 0 188.6
2007 Q4 5,943 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 6,881 12 0 1743.9
2007 Q2 5,324 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 4,185 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 5,644 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 6,226 2 0 321.2
2006 Q2 7,278 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 6,210 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 6,806 3 0 440.8
2005 Q3 9,033 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 6,960 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 5,567 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,435 1 1 134.5
2004 Q3 7,983 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 7,003 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 5,621 1 0 177.9
2003 Q4 5,834 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 5,497 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 6,252 9 3 1439.5
2003 Q1 5,727 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 7,218 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,676 3 0 449.4
2002 Q2 6,878 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,338 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 7,419 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 7,733 2 2 258.6
2001 Q2 7,105 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,163 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 6,098 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 12,656 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 8,255 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 7,095 2 0 281.9
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2004 · 1 incident

December 4, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates Arizona, Inc · Fall from ladders

The employee placed a ladder against a conveyor with the top into the framework. When he was climbing the ladder to tie it off it slipped out from underneath him. He was 3/4 of the way up the ladder when it slipped & he fell approx. 8' to the concrete pad suffering a compound fracture to his arm, contusions to his ribs & a fracture in his foot.

2003 · 3 incidents

February 20, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Arizona, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE AT WORK, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PRYER BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND CRUSHED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER. HE RECEIVED EIGHT STITCHES.

2002 · 1 incident

March 18, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Arizona, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTED A 20' PVC PIPE WITH A STEEL 90 DEGREE ELBOW AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

2001 · 1 incident

September 11, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates Arizona, Inc · Struck against a moving object

DIGGING MATERIAL OUT OF HIGHWALL. BUCKET CAUGHT A ROCK AND CAUSED THE LOADER TO JERK, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO WRENCH HIS BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

June 26, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Concrete Of Arizona Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JAW CRUSHER WAS NOT TAKING FULL FEED. EE EXITED LOADER TO CHECK CRUSHER CHAMBER AND AFTER NOTICING A TREE ROOT INSIDE, CLIMBED DOWN, LOCKED IT OUT AND CLIMBED BACK UP ON PLATFORM TO FREE ROOT. HE HAD DIFFICULTY, SO CLIMBED IN JAW AND SLID DOWN, CATCHING BOOT AND LODGING LEF IN JAW. TWISTED LEFT KNEE AND HEARD IT POP.

1998 · 1 incident

March 5, 1998 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Concrete Of Arizona Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING CAT "BOGIE" (HEAVY FRAMEWORK) ONTO TRUCK,IT ROLLED OVER AND PIVOTED ON RT. RING FINGER.

1997 · 1 incident

October 13, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Concrete Of Arizona Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE MATERIAL EE TWISTED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

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The full compliance file on Queen Creek Plant #42

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.