Mining Incidents

SHEEP HILL CINDER MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Clint Bleeker
Flagstaff, Coconino County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0202466

SHEEP HILL CINDER MINE 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
4
Years on record
2007–2019
Latest incident
Oct 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,223
proposed penalties
$4,668
paid to date
89% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $555 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
49
inspections on record
507
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: 507 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SHEEP HILL CINDER MINE 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
42 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-06-11.
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
2025 Q4 3,411 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 4,161 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 3,975 1 0 251.6
2025 Q1 4,115 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 3,819 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 4,678 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 4,066 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,227 0 0 0.0
Show 87 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 4,118 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 4,656 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 4,357 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 4,949 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 3,597 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 3,963 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 4,042 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 3,236 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 3,793 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 3,200 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 3,859 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 3,218 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 3,046 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 2,883 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 3,264 1 0 306.4
2020 Q1 3,548 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 4,140 1 1 241.5
2019 Q3 3,441 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 4,174 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 3,645 1 0 274.3
2018 Q4 4,064 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 2,607 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 3,114 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,356 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 2,977 3 1 1007.7
2017 Q3 2,599 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 710 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 965 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 1,474 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 1,914 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 1,374 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 1,285 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 1,430 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 1,504 1 0 664.9
2013 Q1 1,431 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 96 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 1,558 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 1,174 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,402 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,236 2 1 1618.1
2011 Q3 1,890 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 2,699 1 0 370.5
2011 Q1 2,478 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 2,251 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 2,338 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 2,048 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,856 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,688 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,170 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,057 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 1,747 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,393 3 0 1253.7
2008 Q3 3,492 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,594 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 4,193 4 0 954.0
2007 Q4 4,913 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,316 10 1 2317.0
2007 Q2 617 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 2,431 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,478 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 2,458 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 2,577 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 2,431 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,163 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,342 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,205 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 1,906 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 2,135 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 2,143 2 0 933.3
2004 Q2 1,829 1 0 546.7
2004 Q1 2,074 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 1,992 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 2,202 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,279 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,781 2 0 1123.0
2002 Q4 1,845 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 2,065 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,031 1 0 492.4
2002 Q1 1,817 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,906 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 2,683 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 2,074 3 0 1446.5
2001 Q1 1,598 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,767 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,643 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 1,510 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 856 5 2 5841.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2019 · 1 incident

October 7, 2019 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

The employee was not wearing a safety belt and lanyard while removing a screen from a portable screen plant. When the screen became wedged the employee crossed over the safety barrier to pull the screen. As it dislodged the employee lost balance and fell approximately 10" to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.

2007 · 3 incidents

November 8, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Rinker Materials · Struck against stationary object

Employee stepped down off of machine onto a rock which caused his knee to twist.

September 8, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rinker Materials · Struck by falling object

EE was on ladder welding legs to stacker and 2 employees below holding legs. Legs shifting causing 1 employee to fall off the ladder and the other employee to hurt himself while holding the ladder.

September 8, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rinker Materials · Fall from ladders

EE was on ladder welding legs to stacker and 2 employees below holding legs. Legs shifting causing 1 employee to fall off the ladder and the other employee to hurt himself while holding the ladder.

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