Mining Incidents

DOUGLAS PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lhoist Group
Douglas, Cochise County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0200022

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Nov 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
86
citations
15
significant & substantial
$12,879
proposed penalties
$12,779
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,190 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 577 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 967 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 542 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 577 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 80 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,045 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 1,133 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2008 · 4 incidents

November 24, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee walking on a catwalk tripped over piping running along side of catwalk grating floor impacting stomach with a water line valve at handrail level.

November 7, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee tripped on stair step reporting to work striking elbow on handrail while attempting to catch balance. Elbow extension required doctor to render a shot of cortizone and prescribe physical therapy.

July 18, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

An gate between the lime kiln and the stone feed weigh belt was not closed and the stone feed weigh belt was exposed to hot kiln gas and caught on fire. Attempts were made to extinguish the fire but due to winds, the fire continued to smolder and required more lenghtly fire suppression as personnel could not disturb embers behind the conveyor belt guarding until cooled.

July 17, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee was assisting with servicing operations of heavy equipment. While dismounting the lube/fuel truck, on the passenger side, the employee stepped into a rut directly below the truck's running board causing his ankle to twist. The employee was taken to a medical facility and treated for a sprained ankle.

2007 · 3 incidents

July 10, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Struck against a moving object

An employee's previous back injury was re-aggravated when a rock rolled out of a loader bucket and struck the side of the haul truck bed he was operating.

May 18, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While changing out a hammer on a track drill, a 48" pipe wrench slipped on rotation and grazed the maintenance tech's right side.

May 3, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee had an allergic bronco-pulmonary reaction due to aspergillosis mold exposure while operating a Caterpillar 988-G front end-loader.

2006 · 1 incident

January 23, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Struck against a moving object

While driving down a haul road, the haul truck struck a soft spot causing the operator's seat to bottom out. When the seat bottomed out, it caused a lower back and neck strain to the operator. The soft spot was removed and filled in with dry material.

2005 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MINER WAS EXPOSED TO FUGITIVE DUST WHILE INSTRUCTING A TRUCK DRIVER ON LOADING A TRUCK AND EXPERIENCED A CHEMICAL IRRITATION TO THE EYE AS A RESULT OF THE DUST REACTION WITH RAIN WATER DURING HEAVY RAINFALL.

August 8, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Struck against a moving object

oPERATING A CAT 988G LOADER LOADING HAUL TRUCKS. "WENT INTO THE BANK" AND STRUCK A HARD SPOT. THIS CAUSED AN ABRUPT "STOP" RESULTING IN "WHIPLASH" LIKE INJURIES.

2004 · 1 incident

2002 · 1 incident

January 19, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman POWERED HAULAGE
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Struck against a moving object

SECURITY OFFICER WAS PATROLLING THE MINE SITE WHEN UNKNOWN SUSPECT(S)- PROBABLY ILLEGAL ALIENS- BEGAN STONING HIS TRUCK. WHEN HE TURNED TO LOOK IN THEIR DIRECTION, THE TRUCK DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE A HEAVY FORKLIFT BLADE WAS STORED. THE OFFICER TRIED TO STOP, BUT PRESSED ACCELLERATOR INSTEAD OF BRAKE PEDAL. THE TRUCK STRUCK THE BLADE, PITCHING DRIVER FORWARD.

2001 · 3 incidents

May 7, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS MARKING DRILL HOLE LOCATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR DRILLING. HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO HIT THE GROUND SCRAPING IT & EXTENDING HIS LEFT LEG(IN A STRAIGHT POSITION).

March 12, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A RETURN IDLER ON #2 BELT WHILE STANDING ON AN INCLINED BANK UNDER THE CONVEYOR FRAME. HE HUNG HIS 2# HAMMER BY THE HEAD ON THE CONV. BELT. HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE BANK A ND HE PROBABLY HIT HIS HEAD ON THE HAMMER HANDLE WHEN HE FELL. THE HAMMER HIT THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND BRUISING IT.

February 12, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED PICKUP ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND WAS CLEANING OUT THE BED. HE THREW OUT THE MAT (ONTO THE RAILROAD TRACKS) AND SWEPT OUT THE BED THEN WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK BED ONTO THE MAT HIS FOOT LANDED ON THE RAILROAD TRACK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

2000 · 4 incidents

December 1, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED ONTO A PALLET AND AROUND EQUIPMENT STORED ON PALLETS TO REACH A TUBE PART STORED ON UPPER SHELF. WHEN REACHING UP HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD OVER THE EQUIPMENT ELECTRIC M OTORS ON PALLETS SPRAINING HIS RIGHT WRIST/ANKLE/KNEE.

October 16, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED OUT OF WATER TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNNING BOARD. HE GRABBED A BAR TO KEEP FROM FALLING HURTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

June 9, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 40-LB. BAGS OF GYPSUM INTO WAIST-HIGH CHUTE. BAG FELL INTO CHUTE AND WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL IT LOOSE, IT WAS STUCK; HE INDICATED THAT HE GOT FRUSTRATED & PULLED HARDER ON THE BAG; WHEN IT LET GO, HE FELT HIS LEFT SHOULDER POP.

June 5, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lhoist North America of Arizona Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS SHOVELING SPILL INTO OPENED DOOR OF BIN WHEN HI FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL PART WAY INTO BIN AND AGAINST THE BIN DOOR WHICH SCRAPED HIS LEFT SIDE AND HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.