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Waldo Quarry: 307 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2902152

Waldo Quarry has $169K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 17 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2014–2024
Latest incident
Mar 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
307
citations
125
significant & substantial
$169,485
proposed penalties
$131,625
paid to date
78% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $37,860 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
See Associated Asphalt and Materials, LLC's full MSHA compliance history →
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
101
inspections on record
1,652
inspection hours
18.6
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.
307 citations across 1,652 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Waldo Quarry has $169K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 17 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.
$169K
proposed penalties
$132K
current assessed
$132K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
302 assessments are final orders; 17 contested dockets.
Of $92K in penalties contested before the Commission, $48K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-04-10.
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.
41.0%
significant & substantial
8.6%
high negligence or reckless
40.5%
reasonably likely or greater
55.3%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 6.2% low, 85.2% moderate, 8.6% 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.
60 citations taken to the federal commission · 20% of citations on record
  • Settled 56 · 93%
  • Stood as issued 1 · 2%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 3 · 5%
78%
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 36 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
45%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$88K proposed, $48K 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 2024-06-13.
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
CENT 2016-0141 Settlement Miller 2016 $34K → $20K
CENT 2011-368M Settlement Lesnick 2011 $7K → $4K
CENT 2014-0477 Settlement Lesnick 2015 $7K → $7K
CENT 2017-0317 Settlement Simonton 2017 $7K → $767
CENT 2018-0239 Withdrawal Miller 2018 $6K → $0
CENT 2018-0095 Settlement Miller 2018 $6K → $3K
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: 2024-04-10
4%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
53
samples
24
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz241 over
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg16
  • Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz10
  • Arsenic fumes1
Show the individual readings (65)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2000-09-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 2.73 0.46 5.93 Front-end Loader Operator
2024-04-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2024-04-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2024-04-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.15 Laborer, Bullgang
2023-05-02 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2023-05-02 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 Rotary Bucket Ex. Operator
2023-05-02 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Laborer, Bullgang
2022-05-17 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.41 Mechanic
2022-05-17 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.34 10 0.03 Mechanic
2021-05-18 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Backhoe Operator
2021-05-18 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 Bobcat Operator
2021-05-18 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2020-09-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Complete Load-Haul-Dump
2019-04-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2019-04-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Welder, etc.
2019-04-24 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2018-01-10 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-01-10 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.18 Front-end Loader Operator
2018-01-10 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.48 1.88 0.26 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-10-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.43 0.15 Laborer, Bullgang
2015-10-20 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.77 Crusher Oper/Worker
2015-10-20 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.63 2.21 0.29 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Laborer, Bullgang
2013-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Supervisor, Co. Official
2013-04-03 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2013-04-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.34 2.22 0.15 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-06-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.84 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2012-06-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.17 0.61 0.28 Crusher Oper/Worker
2012-06-13 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.16 1.73 0.09 Truck Driver
2012-06-13 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.19 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-03 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2009-06-03 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.13 0.96 0.14 Truck Driver
2008-09-16 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.54 1.08 0.50 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-09-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Drill Operator, Rotary Air
2008-09-16 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Crusher Oper/Worker
2008-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.23 1.22 0.19 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-05-21 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.16 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.69 1.7 0.41 Laborer, Bullgang
2008-05-21 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.22 1.55 0.14 Front-end Loader Operator
2008-01-30 Molybdenum fumes 0 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Manganese fumes 0.01 5 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Magnesium oxide fumes 0.09 20 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Lead fumes 0 450 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Iron oxide fumes 0.11 20 0.01 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Copper fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Cobalt fumes 0 300 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Chromium, insoluble 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Cadmium oxide fumes 0 100 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Arsenic fumes 0 1500 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Beryllium fumes 0 6 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Zinc oxide fumes 0 10 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Vanadium fumes 0 50 0.00 Welder, etc.
2008-01-30 Nickel fumes 0 3 0.00 Welder, etc.
2007-08-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.3 2.26 0.13 Front-end Loader Operator
2007-08-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.65 1.74 0.37 Crusher Oper/Worker
2007-08-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 1.09 1.52 0.72 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-04-22 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.62 Laborer, Bullgang
2004-04-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.82 1.9 0.43 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-22 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2004-04-22 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.25 1.72 0.15 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-06-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.35 1.46 0.24 Crusher Oper/Worker
2001-06-14 Unlisted Particulate, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.13 Supervisor, Co. Official
2001-06-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.28 1.3 0.22 Laborer, Bullgang
2001-06-14 Quartz, respirable, >1% Qtz 0.55 1.29 0.43 Laborer, Bullgang
2001-06-14 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
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.

Waldo Quarry recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2023.

Injury rate, 2023
ⓘ 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 1.78 and the all-US-mining average was 2.10 cases per 100 workers.
In New Mexico, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.00 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
2023 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2022 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2021 * 14.86 0.00 0.000
2020 * 8.41 0.00 0.000
2019 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2018 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2017 * 9.53 9.53 0.000
2016 * 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. Associated Asphalt and Materials, LLC 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2024 12
2023 12
2022 11
2021 13
2020 14
2019 15
2018 13
2017 14
2016 14
2015 15
2014 12
2013 10
2012 10
2011 9
2010 10
2009 10
2008 15
2007 23
2006 24
2005 15
2004 16
2003 17
2002 18
2001 20
2000 13
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Waldo Quarry sits in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, 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.
Santa Fe County, New Mexico · Population 155,175
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$74,689
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
2024 Q3 1,573 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 5,055 7 0 1384.8
2024 Q1 4,015 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 4,458 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 5,048 3 1 594.3
2023 Q2 6,033 6 1 994.5
2023 Q1 6,035 0 0 0.0
2022 Q4 5,301 10 2 1886.4
Show 91 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2022 Q3 6,626 0 0 0.0
2022 Q2 5,719 2 0 349.7
2022 Q1 4,982 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 6,261 3 1 479.2
2021 Q3 7,670 0 0 0.0
2021 Q2 7,654 2 1 261.3
2021 Q1 5,335 0 0 0.0
2020 Q4 5,277 4 0 758.0
2020 Q3 6,993 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 6,103 3 1 491.6
2020 Q1 5,410 0 0 0.0
2019 Q4 5,883 10 0 1699.8
2019 Q3 8,569 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 6,528 3 2 459.6
2019 Q1 4,166 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 5,516 2 2 362.6
2018 Q3 5,540 0 0 0.0
2018 Q2 5,233 4 1 764.4
2018 Q1 4,331 0 0 0.0
2017 Q4 5,990 7 1 1168.6
2017 Q3 5,326 0 0 0.0
2017 Q2 4,486 0 0 0.0
2017 Q1 5,183 0 0 0.0
2016 Q4 4,899 2 1 408.2
2016 Q3 5,930 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 5,776 8 3 1385.0
2016 Q1 4,268 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 5,231 10 3 1911.7
2015 Q3 7,153 1 0 139.8
2015 Q2 5,283 0 0 0.0
2015 Q1 3,862 0 0 0.0
2014 Q4 4,713 9 5 1909.6
2014 Q3 4,870 1 0 205.3
2014 Q2 6,203 7 5 1128.5
2014 Q1 4,336 0 0 0.0
2013 Q4 4,870 9 6 1848.0
2013 Q3 4,240 0 0 0.0
2013 Q2 4,358 6 2 1376.8
2013 Q1 3,818 0 0 0.0
2012 Q4 5,912 9 4 1522.3
2012 Q3 8,009 0 0 0.0
2012 Q2 3,802 6 3 1578.1
2012 Q1 2,947 0 0 0.0
2011 Q4 3,231 10 4 3095.0
2011 Q3 5,561 0 0 0.0
2011 Q2 3,950 2 0 506.3
2011 Q1 3,693 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 3,560 23 9 6460.7
2010 Q3 4,044 3 1 741.8
2010 Q2 4,858 0 0 0.0
2010 Q1 1,305 6 6 4597.7
2009 Q4 4,115 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 5,097 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 4,408 12 3 2722.3
2009 Q1 4,446 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 6,054 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 6,679 1 0 149.7
2008 Q2 6,520 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 7,613 6 2 788.1
2007 Q4 11,648 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 13,278 15 9 1129.7
2007 Q2 13,253 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 9,039 11 4 1216.9
2006 Q4 10,345 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,088 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 10,794 12 1 1111.7
2006 Q1 8,712 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 8,270 1 0 120.9
2005 Q3 8,019 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 7,044 6 2 851.8
2005 Q1 5,753 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 7,617 4 2 525.1
2004 Q3 9,239 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 8,005 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 7,607 2 0 262.9
2003 Q4 8,512 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 8,369 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 7,916 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 7,265 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 2,283 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 7,023 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 6,537 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 5,336 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 9,495 7 4 737.2
2001 Q3 11,926 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 10,447 15 5 1435.8
2001 Q1 5,695 3 1 526.8
2000 Q4 6,053 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 4,683 2 2 427.1
2000 Q2 5,309 24 20 4520.6
2000 Q1 2,609 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 1 incident

2021 · 2 incidents

May 1, 2021 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Associated Asphalt and Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a wiper for the west side return belt and the blade was dull so EE pushed harder. EE was able to cut the wiper and EE's hand slipped and EE stabbed self with a box knife. Employee received a single stitch on the puncture. Return to work with no restrictions.

April 20, 2021 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Associated Asphalt and Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Wind forced a door open striking the employee in the elbow causing a strain. Employee put on restrictions and medications.

2020 · 1 incident

October 3, 2020 NM · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associated Asphalt and Materials, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was repairing the wall on a chute when EE's foot slipped and EE twisted the right ankle. EE received a steroid anti-inflammatory shot on 04/15/2021.

2017 · 2 incidents

February 6, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associated Asphalt and Materials, LLC · Fall from machine

Driver fell off truck, dismounting, while performing an annual inspection at scale house. Windy and gusts up to 45 - 50 MPH that day had a part in blowing door against the driver, causing EE to fall.

2014 · 1 incident