Mining Incidents

Plant # 1 Metal/Non-Metal

Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202034

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
19
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,525
proposed penalties
$3,525
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
2007 Q1 2,918 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 2,501 1 0 399.8
2006 Q2 545 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,802 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 603 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 3,350 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 605 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 922 3 0 3253.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

June 15, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck by flying object

HE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE AIR HOSE TO CLEAN DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM THE NEW JAW LINERS WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

March 4, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salt River Sand & Rock · Fall onto or against objects

AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE V-BELT TO TIGHTEN THE WIPER, THE V-BELT BROKE. THE EE FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST THE HEAD PULLEY INJURING HIS BACK.

2003 · 2 incidents

April 11, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Salt River Sand & Rock · No Value Found

EE WAS DRIVING THE WATERPOOL WETTING DOWN THE ROADS WHEN HE HIT 2' OF DIRT WITH THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN VERY HARD.

January 23, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT, AND USING A BELT CLAMP, WHEN HE REMOVED THE CLAMP IT SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. THE CLAMP SMASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE RAILING AND THE CLAMP.

2002 · 1 incident

January 23, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Salt River Sand & Rock · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS TAKING THE BELT CLAMPS OFF THE BELT HE LOST THE 5/8 NUT AND BOLT CAUSING THE BELT CLAMP TO LOOSEN UP AND SMASH HIS FINGER.

2001 · 2 incidents

June 18, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck against stationary object

WHILE REPLACING A GUARD, AS HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HITTING THE CONVEYOR.

April 18, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Salt River Sand & Rock · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE ASSISTING WITH MAINTENANCE ON THE CONVEYORBELT HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE BELT STRIKING AROCK WITH HIS HEAD.

2000 · 1 incident

September 14, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Salt River Sand & Rock · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON I-BEAM WHILE USING THE IMPACT GUN; IT CAME OFF THE SOCKET AND SLAMMED DOWN ON HIS FINGER.