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Desert Construction Inc operator

Controlled by Thomas Short; Linda Short

MSHA operator ID: L01769

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 10
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 2000–2023

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

275

citations

significant & substantial

$118,505

proposed penalties

$117,537

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Top causes

MACHINERY 1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 3 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 3 non-fatal
OTHER 1 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2023

2019

2014

1 (1f)

2008

2007

2004

2002

2000

Mines on record

Hualapai Pit AZ
Meadow Creek Pit AZ

Fatalities under this operator

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.