Mining Incidents

TONTO PIT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by George Randall
Gila, Gila County, AZ  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0200740

TONTO PIT has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
89
citations
17
significant & substantial
$10,240
proposed penalties
$8,145
paid to date
80% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $2,095 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
54
inspections on record
624
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: 624 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

TONTO PIT has $10K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 4 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.
$10K
proposed penalties
$8K
current assessed
$8K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
87 assessments are final orders; 4 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2025-04-23.
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 1,702 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,958 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,865 3 0 1608.6
2025 Q1 921 4 1 4343.1
2024 Q4 2,784 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,382 1 0 723.6
2024 Q2 1,487 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 1,350 0 0 0.0
Show 96 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2023 Q4 1,600 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,377 3 0 2178.6
2023 Q2 1,623 0 0 0.0
2023 Q1 1,361 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 1,506 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 1,515 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 1,438 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 1,887 1 0 529.9
2021 Q4 1,142 0 0 0.0
2021 Q3 1,310 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 1,789 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 1,900 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 1,173 0 0 0.0
2020 Q3 1,949 6 0 3078.5
2020 Q2 1,555 0 0 0.0
2020 Q1 1,244 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 1,555 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 969 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,421 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 402 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 1,282 0 0 0.0
2018 Q3 990 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 1,742 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 2,321 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 470 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 1,480 1 0 675.7
2017 Q2 1,400 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 2,209 6 1 2716.2
2016 Q4 1,456 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 1,656 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 2,104 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 2,130 2 0 939.0
2015 Q4 2,382 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 3,286 1 0 304.3
2015 Q2 1,701 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 2,321 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 1,462 0 0 0.0
2014 Q3 635 3 0 4724.4
2014 Q2 1,442 0 0 0.0
2014 Q1 2,360 8 1 3389.8
2013 Q4 1,379 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 2,245 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 2,514 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 2,454 14 0 5705.0
2012 Q4 2,551 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 2,383 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 995 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 1,752 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 1,459 1 1 685.4
2011 Q3 2,128 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,222 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 1,568 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 1,481 3 2 2025.7
2010 Q3 2,188 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 1,393 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,294 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 1,586 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 2,287 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 2,609 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 2,472 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 2,929 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 2,343 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 2,903 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 3,125 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 3,762 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,204 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,486 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 3,411 1 0 293.2
2006 Q4 3,782 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 3,376 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,810 2 0 524.9
2006 Q1 3,919 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 2,538 2 0 788.0
2005 Q3 3,866 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 3,076 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 3,693 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 3,207 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 3,910 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 892 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 1,602 1 0 624.2
2003 Q4 1,054 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 1,331 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 2,249 1 0 444.6
2003 Q1 3,783 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 4,361 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 4,148 1 0 241.1
2002 Q2 5,803 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,202 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 4,818 2 0 415.1
2001 Q3 6,682 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 6,171 15 10 2430.7
2001 Q1 5,925 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 5,456 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 5,416 5 1 923.2
2000 Q2 6,197 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 5,647 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 4 incidents

September 25, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Payson Concrete & Materials Inc · Fall from machine

WORKING ON CRUSHER SCREEN SLIPPED OFF SCREEN & LANDED ON CONVEYOR ON LEFT KNEE LEAVING KNEE BRUISED & SWOLLEN

May 10, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Payson Concrete & Materials Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON CONE CRUSHER WITH CABLE CABLE HUNG UP AND THREW HIM OFF BALANCE.

April 25, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Payson Concrete & Materials Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF INTO A HOLE WHILE RAKING AND SHOVELING UNDER BELTS.

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