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: 109 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
WASH PLANT #11 has $3K 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.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
29 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2004-12-16.
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.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2005
10
2004
11
2003
8
2002
8
2001
4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
WASH PLANT #11 sits in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 4,491,987
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$85,518
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
2005 Q4
2,461
0
0
0.0
2005 Q3
4,355
0
0
0.0
2005 Q2
5,333
0
0
0.0
2005 Q1
3,654
0
0
0.0
2004 Q4
3,719
8
3
2151.1
2004 Q3
4,115
0
0
0.0
2004 Q2
3,110
2
1
643.1
2004 Q1
3,242
0
0
0.0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q4
2,203
0
0
0.0
2003 Q3
3,050
3
2
983.6
2003 Q2
4,017
0
0
0.0
2003 Q1
4,702
0
0
0.0
2002 Q4
4,573
0
0
0.0
2002 Q3
4,278
1
0
233.8
2002 Q2
4,393
0
0
0.0
2002 Q1
4,620
2
2
432.9
2001 Q4
3,075
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
2,883
6
5
2081.2
2001 Q2
1,909
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file
2005 · 1 incident
May 12, 2005AZ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanEXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
The hose from the waterpull was connected to a pipe at the wash plant. The hose disconnected while under pressure, and the force of the water pushed the employee against a concrete pillar.
HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE A ROLL-AWAY FROM THE CHUTE AND AS HE WAS PUSHING FORWARD AGAINST THE BAR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG MUSCLE.
2003 · 1 incident
February 27, 2003AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON