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Hualapai Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Kingman, Mohave County, AZ  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0201062

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
May 2023
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
158
citations
30
significant & substantial
$102,816
proposed penalties
$101,848
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 1,543 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,168 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 876 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 52 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 749 1 0 1335.1
2024 Q1 1,105 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 1,428 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 1,328 1 0 753.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 13, 2014 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Desert Construction Inc · Fall from machine

During maintenance, a miner was struck by the boom of an excavator that was being used to position crusher parts; causing him to lose balance and fall approximately 11 feet. The fall resulted in several broken bones. MSHA arrived on site the afternoon of the accident and started an investigation. *Employee died on 5/26/2015.

Reportable incidents

6 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2023 · 1 incident

May 11, 2023 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was clearing debris from dump truck tailgate and pinched finger in the tailgate. Received cut to middle finger requiring stitches.

2019 · 1 incident

June 25, 2019 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee claims to have hurt shoulder while climbing into the loader.

2008 · 1 incident

May 2, 2008 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Desert Construction Inc · Fall onto or against objects

The injured employee was climbing the stairs of his equipment when his foot slipped off of the step. He banged his knee on the equipment as a result of his foot slipping off the step.

2002 · 1 incident

December 23, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Desert Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

THE A/C UNIT MOUNTED ON THE INSIDE CAB ROOF CAME LOOSE AND HIT THE OPERATOR IN THE MOUTH.

2000 · 2 incidents

August 25, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Desert Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

PUSHING DIRT AND DOZER RAN OVER A BIG ROCK AND DOZER WWENT UP IN THE AIR AND CAME DOWN HARD.