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Vicksburg Pit: 69 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by La Paz County-AZ
Vicksburg, La Paz County, AZ  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 0203219

Vicksburg Pit has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2009
Latest incident
Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
69
citations
16
significant & substantial
$12,587
proposed penalties
$12,587
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See La Paz County Public Works's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2008
24
inspections on record
292
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: 292 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Vicksburg Pit has $13K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 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.
$13K
proposed penalties
$13K
current assessed
$13K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
69 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-08-19.
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.
23.2%
significant & substantial
10.1%
high negligence or reckless
23.2%
reasonably likely or greater
47.8%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 1.4% low, 88.4% moderate, 10.1% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, 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.

Area samples (mill and shop air)

Last sampled: 2014-10-23, 11 years ago
1
samples
Show the individual readings (1)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Area sampled
2014-10-23 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 SF ORE PROCESSING
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.
Ownership history
  1. La Paz County Public Works 2008 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 0
2025 1
2024 1
2023 1
2022 2
2021 1
2020 0
2019 0
2018 1
2017 2
2016 2
2015 1
2014 1
2013 3
2012 2
2011 3
2010 2
2009 5
2008 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Vicksburg Pit sits in La Paz County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
La Paz County, Arizona · Population 16,605
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$49,506
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
2026 Q2 0 0 0
2026 Q1 0 0 0
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 306 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 0 0 0
2024 Q3 0 8 0
Show 59 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 454 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 354 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 0 0 0
2023 Q3 0 0 0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2023 Q1 169 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 668 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 12 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 502 0 0 0.0
2022 Q1 0 0 0
2021 Q4 0 0 0
2021 Q3 182 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 383 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 0 0 0
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 0 0 0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 0 0 0
2019 Q2 0 0 0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 0 0 0
2018 Q2 438 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q4 0 0 0
2017 Q3 0 0 0
2017 Q2 581 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 800 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 197 1 0 5076.1
2016 Q3 0 0 0
2016 Q2 0 2 1
2016 Q1 693 0 0 0.0
2015 Q3 586 0 0 0.0
2015 Q2 0 0 0
2015 Q1 0 0 0
2014 Q4 0 0 0
2014 Q3 353 0 0 0.0
2014 Q2 0 0 0
2014 Q1 539 3 0 5565.9
2013 Q4 411 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 489 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 367 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 97 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 0 14 0
2012 Q2 63 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 271 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 482 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 480 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 206 0 0 0.0
2011 Q1 502 12 4 23904.4
2010 Q4 527 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 376 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 72 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 181 1 0 5524.9
2009 Q3 542 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 487 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 306 8 2 26143.8
2008 Q4 550 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 501 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 628 20 9 31847.1
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2009 · 1 incident

July 20, 2009 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
La Paz County Public Works · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

While going to get water, was stung by an insect. Has some swellling and hives. Went to emergency, incase of an allergic reaction. No determination of what insect stung him.