The injured employee slipped off of the step of the loader he was operating. He caught himself using the handrails, but strained his back in the process. He was operating under normal conditions.
Meadow Creek Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Desert Construction Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Thomas Short; Linda Short
Kingman,
Mohave County,
AZ
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201064
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2004–2008
- Latest incident
- Apr 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
87
citations
17
significant & substantial
$11,747
proposed penalties
$11,747
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q2 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q4 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 476 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 3333.3 |
| 2020 Q3 | 564 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 19230.8 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2008 · 1 incident
April 28, 2008
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Desert Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2007 · 1 incident
Desert Construction Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The employee was performing some repairs on the Kue Ken jaw crusher at the facility. While exiting the position from which he was working, the employee twisted in such a way that he aggravated muscles in his lower back. **The employee did not report this injury to a supervisor until 8-14-07**
2004 · 1 incident
September 4, 2004
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Plant operator not paying attention to the other mechanics. Was changing coveyer belt.