The employee was not wearing a safety belt and lanyard while removing a screen from a portable screen plant. When the screen became wedged the employee crossed over the safety barrier to pull the screen. As it dislodged the employee lost balance and fell approximately 10" to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.
SHEEP HILL CINDER MINE Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2007–2019
- Latest incident
- Oct 2019
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
citations
6
significant & substantial
$5,223
proposed penalties
$4,668
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 | 3,411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 4,161 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 3,975 | 1 | 0 | 251.6 |
| 2025 Q1 | 2,778 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 3,343 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 2,860 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 4,227 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 2,796 | 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
4 on file2019 · 1 incident
The Landscape Connection Commercial Supply Yard · Fall from machine
2007 · 3 incidents
November 8, 2007
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Rinker Materials · Struck against stationary object
Employee stepped down off of machine onto a rock which caused his knee to twist.
September 8, 2007
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rinker Materials · Struck by falling object
EE was on ladder welding legs to stacker and 2 employees below holding legs. Legs shifting causing 1 employee to fall off the ladder and the other employee to hurt himself while holding the ladder.
September 8, 2007
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rinker Materials · Fall from ladders
EE was on ladder welding legs to stacker and 2 employees below holding legs. Legs shifting causing 1 employee to fall off the ladder and the other employee to hurt himself while holding the ladder.