The Azurite - Senator Mine has $220K in proposed MSHA penalties and $28K outstanding across 8 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2017–2020
Latest incident
Jun 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2017
167
citations
52
significant & substantial
$219,877
proposed penalties
$43,925
paid to date
20% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $175,952 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2017
27
inspections on record
569
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: 569 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
The Azurite - Senator Mine has $220K in proposed MSHA penalties and $28K 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.
$220K
proposed penalties
$72K
current assessed
$44K
paid to date
$28K
outstanding
145 assessments are final orders; 8 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-03-27.
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
2024 Q1
936
1
0
1068.4
2023 Q4
2,436
0
0
0.0
2023 Q3
2,025
6
0
2963.0
2023 Q2
1,904
0
0
0.0
2023 Q1
2,170
25
3
11520.7
2022 Q4
3,164
0
0
0.0
2022 Q3
2,940
18
3
6122.4
2022 Q2
2,305
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2022 Q1
2,842
7
1
2463.1
2021 Q4
2,096
0
0
0.0
2021 Q3
2,137
1
0
467.9
2021 Q2
1,961
26
7
13258.5
2021 Q1
1,737
20
10
11514.1
2020 Q4
1,738
0
0
0.0
2020 Q3
1,056
0
0
0.0
2020 Q2
1,030
0
0
0.0
2020 Q1
2,216
0
0
0.0
2019 Q4
6,131
45
20
7339.7
2019 Q3
10,940
0
0
0.0
2019 Q2
10,354
0
0
0.0
2019 Q1
6,014
2
1
332.6
2018 Q4
5,590
0
0
0.0
2018 Q3
5,004
0
0
0.0
2018 Q2
3,564
0
0
0.0
2018 Q1
4,561
2
0
438.5
2017 Q4
3,025
0
0
0.0
2017 Q3
4,452
13
7
2920.0
2017 Q2
2,358
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file
2020 · 1 incident
June 5, 2020AZ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Employee was maintaining/cleaning a shaker screen and felt shoulder muscle torn; employee came back to work the next work day (misreported as first aid case, MSHA instructed operator to re-submit 7000-1 for this case)
2019 · 5 incidents
October 16, 2019AZ · Metal/Non-Metalminer, prospector, necMACHINERY
Employee was using angle grinder with safety glass on, piece of metal found its way into eye; employee came back to work the next work day (week day crew). (misreported as first aid case, MSHA instructed operator to re-submit 7000-1 for this case).
August 10, 2019AZ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanDISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Employee was doing dirt work with shoveling and got dehydrated; employee came back to work the next day. (Misreported as first aid case, MSHA instructed operator to re-submit 7000-1 for this case).
Employee slipped and fell backwards against a 2x6 wood right on back two ribs. Employee came back to work the next work day (weekend shift crew). (Misreported as first aid case, MSHA instructed operator to re-submit 7000-1 for this case).
Employee took a step to climb excavator, lost footing, fell and hit right arm; employee came back to work the next day. (misreported as first aid case, MSHA instructed operator to re-submit 7000-1 for this case).
January 24, 2019AZ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Employee felt flash burn under hood during welding; employee came back to work the next work day. (Misreported as first aid case, MSHA instructed operator to re-submit 7000-1 for this case).
2017 · 1 incident
August 15, 2017AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwelder (non-shop)MACHINERY
Accidental exposure to grinding wheel resulted in minor lacerations of right arm.
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