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Black Rock Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. · Surface

Controlled by Saint-Gobain

St. George, Mohave County, AZ · Active

MSHA Mine ID: 0202145

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 8
Years on record: 2004–2026
Latest incident: Mar 2026

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

185

citations

significant & substantial

$20,892

proposed penalties

$20,719

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	Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4	5,708	0	0.0
2025 Q3	4,550	0	0.0
2025 Q1	1,597	0	0.0
2024 Q4	3,954	0	0.0
2024 Q3	1,650	0	0.0
2024 Q2	6,099	0	0.0
2024 Q1	6,245	1	160.1
2023 Q4	5,391	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

8 on file

2026 · 1 incident

March 19, 2026 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The maintenance employee was lifting a section of cutting-edge steel using a pry bar. During this process, the cutting edge shifted unexpectedly, pinching EE's finger between the edge and the bolt. This resulted in a small external laceration on the outside of EE's finger.

2025 · 1 incident

March 3, 2025 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee started job at around 12 Noon, the job was to replace the flashing on belt 3. Employee locked out the belt & tried to start, after test employee grabbed the tools required to do the job, entered the manlift, put it into position & started removing the bolts on the guard. When removing employee felt pop in right shoulder. Reported it to the Mine Manager & Safety Manager

2022 · 1 incident

September 16, 2022 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

While installing new wipers on the tail-end of the conveyor belt miner lost balance and bumped into the cover bracket receiving cut to the left arm.

2011 · 1 incident

July 14, 2011 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Left rear inside rear tire on a 777 cat haul ruptured.

2006 · 1 incident

June 21, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Maintenance employees removing the right rear leaf spring from a lube truck. Spring had been unbolted and was being lifted out by 3 employees. The employee at the edge of the truck was told to let go. The spring rolled on its side, pinching another employees small finger causing a small cut requiring two stiches.

2005 · 1 incident

July 1, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Western Mining and Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing windshield from truck. Cut left index finger with razor knife. Didn't file this report due to lack of knowledge - Accident was reported to Workers Compensation Fund of Utah.

2004 · 2 incidents

October 28, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY

BPB Gypsum, Inc. · Struck by falling object

DRILL CENTRALIZER MALFUNCTIONED ALLOWING DRILL STEEL TO DROP. THE DRILL STEEL WAS BEING LIFTED AND ALIGNED INTO THE CENTRALIZER WHEN IT SLIPPED THROUGH THE CENTRALIZER AND A RESTRAINING ROPE.

May 3, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

BPB Gypsum, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES: WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM SERVICE TRUCK #TR02-025, HE STEPPED ONTO UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.