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SLEEPING BEAUTY MINE: 70 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Monty P Nichols
Globe, Gila County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202416

SLEEPING BEAUTY MINE has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1993–2012
Latest incident
Jun 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
70
citations
24
significant & substantial
$10,852
proposed penalties
$10,443
paid to date
96% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $409 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Sleeping Beauty Turquoise's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
29
inspections on record
473
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: 473 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

SLEEPING BEAUTY MINE has $11K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 3 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.
$11K
proposed penalties
$10K
current assessed
$10K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $6K in penalties contested before the Commission, $2K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2012-05-01.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘ Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
34.8%
significant & substantial
2.9%
high negligence or reckless
34.8%
reasonably likely or greater
66.7%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.4% low, 95.7% moderate, 2.9% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
ⓘ Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 4% of citations on record
  • Settled 1 · 33%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 2 · 67%
0%
S&S designation survived the contest
ⓘ Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
98%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$4K proposed, $100 after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2010-11-15.
Contested penalties
ⓘ A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
WEST 2011-291M Vacate Melick 2011 $4K → $0
WEST20020100M Settlement Bulluck 2002 $2K → $2K
WEST 2011-292M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $100 → $100
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘ Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2010-12-01, 15 years ago
33%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
10
samples
3
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz31 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg7
Show the individual readings (10)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2001-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.03 0.54 1.91 Belt Cleaner
2010-12-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2010-12-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2010-12-01 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2009-07-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Belt Cleaner
2009-07-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Belt Cleaner
2009-07-07 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Belt Cleaner
2005-12-08 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Belt Cleaner
2001-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.24 0.49 0.49 Belt Cleaner
2001-07-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.15 0.34 0.44 Belt Cleaner
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.

SLEEPING BEAUTY MINE recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2011.

Injury rate, 2011
ⓘ This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 2.56 and the all-US-mining average was 3.08 cases per 100 workers.
In Arizona, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.54 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2011 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2009 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2007 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2006 * 5.66 0.00 0.000
2005 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2004 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2003 * 8.95 4.48 0.000
2002 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Sleeping Beauty Turquoise 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2012 15
2011 19
2010 11
2009 14
2008 13
2007 12
2006 18
2005 20
2004 29
2003 28
2002 16
2001 17
2000 18
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

SLEEPING BEAUTY MINE sits in Gila County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 5.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Gila County, Arizona · Population 53,610
5.8%
Mining share of county employment
$59,089
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
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
2012 Q3 4,061 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 8,253 2 0 242.3
2012 Q1 8,161 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 6,831 2 1 292.8
2011 Q3 7,765 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 8,893 2 0 224.9
2011 Q1 5,892 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 6,263 1 0 159.7
Show 43 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2010 Q3 4,322 2 1 462.7
2010 Q2 4,945 1 0 202.2
2010 Q1 2,201 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,574 1 0 279.8
2009 Q3 3,870 3 1 775.2
2009 Q2 5,984 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 6,622 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,629 1 0 150.9
2008 Q3 3,415 1 0 292.8
2008 Q2 4,294 6 1 1397.3
2008 Q1 3,687 1 1 271.2
2007 Q4 2,356 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 4,293 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 9,855 2 1 202.9
2007 Q1 6,657 1 0 150.2
2006 Q4 9,489 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 8,452 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 9,859 6 1 608.6
2006 Q1 7,535 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 9,100 1 0 109.9
2005 Q3 8,118 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,939 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 13,738 1 0 72.8
2004 Q4 16,641 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 12,691 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 11,692 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 13,234 12 9 906.8
2003 Q4 11,868 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 11,524 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 10,521 2 0 190.1
2003 Q1 10,764 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 6,468 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 6,343 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 8,620 1 0 116.0
2002 Q1 2,400 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 6,919 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 8,444 4 1 473.7
2001 Q2 6,847 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 7,867 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 7,302 1 0 136.9
2000 Q3 10,194 16 7 1569.6
2000 Q2 8,955 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 10,435 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2012 · 1 incident

2008 · 3 incidents

September 30, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Fall from piled material

EE and two co-workers were hand mining a two foot pile of 2" rock, when EE lost his footing and slipped down. Hit his right shoulder blade on the 245 trackhoe bucket, then he rolled down the pile.

July 1, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Opening lid on bucket (plastic) with tool for removing lid. Tool slipped & hit area of right eye just below eyebrow. Small cut, minimal bleeding.

May 19, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Struck against stationary object

Two workers were unloading the new 5 foot by 9 foot screens off of a car trailer, which weigh around 70 lbs. The factory uses a shear to cut the screens that leaves a sharp edge. The screen bumped the trailer causing employee to cut his right hand middle finger.

2006 · 1 incident

February 8, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Struck against stationary object

Ee was unloading the new screens when he grabbed a sharp edge on the side of the screen resulting in 9 stitches in his little finger-right hand. The screen company uses a shear to make the cuts on the screens

2003 · 2 incidents

August 22, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Struck by flying object

EE AND OTHER WEAR WORKING ONT HE 375 DOZER OTHER HIT A 2" WASHER WITH A HAMMER AND THE WASHER HIT EE IN THE MOUTH SPLITTING HIS LIP.

April 29, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Fall from machine

CLIMBED ON WATER TRUCK TO FILL. WHEN FINISHED FILL STARTED BACK TO LADDER TO GET OFF - SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND. LANDED ON BACK - THOUGHT HE WASN'T HURT BAD BUT WANTED TO GO HOME.

2001 · 1 incident

April 5, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Fall from ladders

EE FELL 3-4 FEET OFF LADDER LANDING ON HIS FEET. HE SAID HE HURT HIS KNEE BUT DID NOT THINK THE INJURY AMOUNTED TO ANYTHING SO DID NOT REPORT IT. SIX DAYS LATER HE DEVELOPED A RASH ON HIS BACK . WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR HE SAID HE HURT HIS KNEE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SHINGLES AND THE EE SAID THE DR TOLD HIM IT WAS CAUSED BY HIS KNEE INJURY. THE KNEE INJURY DIDN'T KEEP HIM OFF WOR

2000 · 2 incidents

1999 · 1 incident

February 22, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK LOST POWER CLIMBING ILL TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS AND COULD NOT GET TRUCK COMPLETELY STOPPED. TURNED TRUCK INTO HILLSIDE, RIGHT REAR WHEEL CLIMBED BANK, TRUCK TIPPED ONTO LEFT SIDE, VERY MI NOR DAMAGE.

1994 · 5 incidents

February 21, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter MACHINERY
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SAW AND THE BLADE CUT 2 OF HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE SAW BOUND UP AND KICKED BACK, AS HE WAS RIPPING A 2X4.

January 14, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING OIL OUT OF THE HAUL TRUCK CAB, OIL MUST HAVE BEEN ON HIS BOOTS WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP & FALL DOWN.

January 14, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE PICKING TURQUOISE, EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW & ARM. EMPLOYEE SAID ARM & ELBOW HAD BEEN ATINGLEING FOR A FEW DAY BEFORE.

1993 · 3 incidents

December 27, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING ROCK OFF TURQUOISE STONE & A PIECE OF TURQUOISE OR ROCK FLEW IN EYE UNDERNEATH SAFETY GLASSES.

September 22, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A FAN HUB ON A HD-31 DOZER

September 3, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SLIVER FLEW IN EYE.