Mining Incidents

Twin Buttes Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Green Valley, Pima County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0203262

Twin Buttes Mine has $2K 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
2010–2012
Latest incident
Apr 2012
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2010
20
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,365
proposed penalties
$2,357
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $8 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2010
8
inspections on record
140
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: 140 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Twin Buttes Mine has $2K 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.
$2K
proposed penalties
$2K
current assessed
$2K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
20 assessments are final orders; 1 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2013-03-19.
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
2013 Q1 500 3 0 6000.0
2012 Q4 500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 500 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 500 6 2 12000.0
2012 Q1 500 3 3 6000.0
2011 Q4 500 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 1,248 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 1,248 0 0 0.0
Show 5 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2011 Q1 300 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 300 7 0 23333.3
2010 Q3 240 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 240 1 0 4166.7
2010 Q1 240 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2012 · 1 incident

April 27, 2012 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was supervising the installation of forms for the hearth being worked on when a worker lifted the form, lost his grip and the form fell against the left hand of employee.

2011 · 2 incidents

August 26, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was correcting a mis-positioned box of core on a pallet, when he twisted while being over extended. EE did not report to Employer until 9/9/11.

June 27, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states while hitting the core barrel to remove core that was stuck, he brought hammer down on his left thumb casing a laceration.

2010 · 1 incident

August 24, 2010 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc. · Contact with heat

Employee states that he had just parked the water truck and got out to set the cones down, then hooked the water hose, and as he walked away he passed out and fell to the ground landing face forward.

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