MINE DETAILS
Chino Mines Co Mine
MSHA MINE ID2900708
LOCATION
Mine location
1 of 1 mine with usable MSHA coordinates. Select a marker to open a mine.
Mine coordinates
- Chino Mines Co Mine32.78972, -108.08444Open map ↗
Quarterly trends
2025 Q1 – 2026 Q4
Database snapshot · 2026-10-18. MSHA quarterly production and employment reports.
Coal production
0reported short tons
Hours worked
2,611,400reported employee hours
Tons per hour
0.00production ÷ hours worked
Missing values appear as —. Totals use available reports. Tons per hour requires production and hours for the same quarters and a nonzero hours total. * Striped bars mark partial mine coverage or an incomplete quarter. See the table for coverage.
Quarterly data and reporting coverage
| Quarter | Coal (short tons) | Hours worked | Tons / hour | Avg. employees | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q1 | 0 | 421,617 | 0.00 | 815 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q2 | 0 | 413,444 | 0.00 | 809 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q3 | 0 | 429,124 | 0.00 | 839 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2025 Q4 | 0 | 429,513 | 0.00 | 858 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q1 | 0 | 454,644 | 0.00 | 878 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q2 | 0 | 463,058 | 0.00 | 861 | 1/1 mines reporting |
| 2026 Q3 | — | — | — | — | No report |
| 2026 Q4 | — | — | — | — | No report |
Safety and enforcement
2025-01-01 – 2026-10-18
Violations
12313 significant & substantial (S&S)
Accident records
310 records classified as fatality
Proposed penalties · USD
95,549.00123 of 123 violations with amounts
On-site inspection hours
525.0016 inspections · 16 with hours
Counts are published records, including contractor records. * The quarter was incomplete at the snapshot date; recent counts may rise as reports arrive. — means no reported amount or hours. Portfolio totals use current membership.
Quarterly safety data
| Quarter | Violations | S&S | Proposed USD | Accident records | Fatality records | Inspections | On-site hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-Q1 | 29 | 3 | 17,231.00 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101.8 |
| 2025-Q2 | 25 | 5 | 32,899.00 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 150.3 |
| 2025-Q3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 11 | 0 | 8,247.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 104.0 |
| 2026-Q1 | 14 | 2 | 11,613.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2026-Q2 | 43 | 2 | 24,433.00 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 153.8 |
| 2026-Q3 | 1 | 1 | 1,126.00 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12.0 |
| 2026-Q4 * | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Most cited CFR sections
All violations issued in the selected period. Counts combine subsections.
Safety activity
Regular Safety and Health Inspection · 140.5 on-site hours
56.4104(b) · $245.00 proposed
56.14207 · $151.00 proposed
56.4201 · $313.00 proposed
56.14132 · $151.00 proposed
56.11003 · $151.00 proposed
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was standing next to wrecker trailer and reached up on the trailer to retrieve EE's earmuffs. When EE stepped back, EE stepped on the welder power plug connection, twisting EE's knee. EE was taken to the ER and given restrictions that cannot be accommodated at this time. Currently ONGOING.
103 (g) Written Notification Hazard Complaint Inspectio · 1.8 on-site hours
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee was walking crouched down in a low overhead clearance area and felt a pop in EE's lower back, followed by pain. EE was taken to the clinic, given work restrictions the company is accommodating. CURRENTLY ONGOING
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was descending stairs near the ball mills when EE caught EE's foot on a step, EE fell backwards and landed on EE's foot/ankle. Later in the shift EE asked to be seen at the ER, diagnosed with an ankle sprain and taken off work. Currently ONGOING
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was called to assist in cleanup of a floc spill; Employee was using a shovel to clear the floc, slipped and fell, hit the right side of their face on the concrete, causing a laceration in right eyebrow, required sutures.
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) · NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Accident narrative
Employee was stripping/cutting the exterior jacket of the 25kv cable when the insulation removal tool (knife) slipped and cut across the top the left index finger.
HANDLING OF MATERIALS · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employees were changing out crowd brakes on P&H Shovel. Employees states when last bolt removed, shovel shifted and knocked them into ladder. Employee left work without reporting incident. 02/13/26 employee notified Supervisor they were at ER, with neck injury and taken off work. Currently ONGOING.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Accident narrative
Employee operating a dozer when it came down dig face backwards, resting on cab. Employee released seatbelt and fell against cab, causing discomfort in shoulder. Taken to ER, released to next shift; before RTW, saw PCP, taken off work until seen by surgeon from prior back/neck surgery to be cleared. ONGOING.
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON · DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY
Accident narrative
The employee tripped and fell off last night around 9:30 PM, EE called to report when EE was back in the El Paso terminal, then EE called the nurse this morning to notify of having some difficulty to breathe. I asked them to please notify the mine due to the injury.
56.9300(a) · S&S · $4,383.00 proposed
56.12032 · $267.00 proposed
56.14132(b)(2) · S&S · $1,968.00 proposed
56.12018 · $267.00 proposed
56.12065 · $883.00 proposed
56.4130(b) · $313.00 proposed
56.4130(b) · $313.00 proposed
56.12008 · $313.00 proposed
56.4201(a)(2) · $313.00 proposed
56.11012 · $1,037.00 proposed
Safety sources and definitions
MSHA Violations (issue date), Accidents (accident date), and Inspections (begin date). Snapshot 2026-10-18.
Counts describe published rows, including contractor records; accident records are not distinct incidents or numbers of people injured.
Zero means no matching records in the imported sources, not proof of no events. Historical coverage differs by source; absence before a source begins reporting is not a zero incident rate. Invalid or absent dates and records after the snapshot are excluded.
S&S means SIG_SUB=Y. Fatality records use DEGREE_INJURY_CD=01. Proposed penalties are not final assessed or paid amounts; missing dollar values are omitted.
Inspection hours are SUM_TOTAL_ON_SITE_HOURS attributed to the inspection start date, without supervisor/trainee hours. Missing hours are omitted; a started inspection may still be open.
Portfolio totals use current mine membership, including events before the current owner or operator's tenure.
CFR headings link to the current Title 30 index; they are not historical legal determinations.
OWNERSHIP
Operator and controller history
Current ownership comes from MSHA Mines. Historical start and end dates come from MSHA Controller and Operator History.
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Freeport-McMoRan InccontrolsFreeport-McMoRan Chino Mines CompanyoperatesChino Mines Co Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2900708—
Phelps Dodge CorpcontrolsFreeport-McMoRan Chino Mines CompanyoperatesChino Mines Co Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2900708—
Mitsubishi Corp & Phelps Dodge CorpcontrolsFreeport-McMoRan Chino Mines CompanyoperatesChino Mines Co Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2900708—
Kennecott Corp & Mitsubishi CorpcontrolsChino Mines CompanyoperatesChino Mines Co Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2900708—
Kennecott Copper CorpcontrolsKennecott Minerals CompanyoperatesChino Mines Co Mine
msha-controller-operator-history · controller/operator co-tenure derived on mine 2900708Other historical summaries · source-specific periods
RECORD SUMMARY
Production, safety and enforcement
These summaries use the periods stated on each card, independently of the reporting period above.
01 / SAFETYwatch
Accidents and injuries
565 historical accident/injury rows; 2 coded fatalities and 13,362 lost days across the published record.
ACCIDENT + INJURY RECORD130 since 2021
accidentsmine-production-quarterly02 / COMPLIANCEwatch
Violations and penalties
1,498 violation rows across the full record; 314 carry an S&S flag and $843,916 appears in current assessed amounts.
ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY289 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsassessed-violationsorders-107a03 / HEALTHcontext
Occupational health samples
125 personal. 0 personal-sample rows have a published C/E ratio above 1; 0 noise rows have an action-level or PEL dose above 100%. These are separate measures, not a silica exceedance count. Silica results and sample status are shown separately.
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE125 samples
personal-health-samples04 / PRODUCTIONcontext
Quarterly production and employment
463K employee hours and 861 summed average employees across reported subunits in the latest published quarter.
2026-Q20 tons
mine-production-quarterlymine-production-yearly05 / LEGALwatch
Contests, conferences and decisions
87 contested-violation rows, 87 civil-penalty docket/decision rows, and 47 conference records linked by issuance number.
POST-ISSUANCE LIFECYCLE221 linked rows
conferencescontested-violationscivil-penalty-dockets-decisions06 / CONTRACTORScontext
Contractors
Contractors are linked through this mine’s violation or accident records. Their production and hours cover all their operations, so they are not included in this mine’s totals.
ENTITY-LEVEL CONTEXT66 linked entities
contractor-production-quarterlycontractor-production-yearlyaccidentsviolations07 / INSPECTIONScontext
Inspections
168 inspection events and 14K published inspection hours across the historical record.
OVERSIGHT COVERAGE40 since 2021
inspectionsviolationsHEALTH SAMPLING
Silica and quartz
Coal quartz, metal/nonmetal personal samples and area samples. Snapshot Oct 18, 2026. 15 silica records across the mine’s published history.
Personal silica samples · concentration / limit
Quarterly mean · published C/E ratio
— No eligible measurements. * Quarter in progress. Means describe the available samples, not average exposure across the mine.
Quartz % is the sample’s quartz content; µg/m³ is its reported concentration. Personal C/E is the ratio to the limit published with that sample. Personal and area concentration units and void status are not specified in those source files.
| Date / sample | Dataset / analyte | Occupation / area | Measurement | Sample status | Published action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000202602583400 | Metal/nonmetal personalQuartz, respirable, >1% Qtz | Laborer, Bullgang | 0.18× published limitConcentration: 0000.24 · limit: 0001.33Source unit unspecified | Not reported | NO ACTIONInspection F038CF0 |
Sources and interpretation
- Coal means use numeric concentrations from samples marked not voided, excluding control/invalid sample types and dates after the snapshot. Missing values remain null; reported zeroes remain zero.
- Quarterly means describe available samples, not mine-wide or worker-average exposure. Quarters with no eligible measurements remain empty; the current quarter is partial.
- Personal C/E is MSHA's published concentration-to-limit ratio. A value above 1 is not by itself a citation or a determination under the 2024 silica rule. Personal and area files do not publish a void-status field.
- Area records include bulk-dust analyses and are kept separate from personal exposure results. Their concentration units are not specified in the source dictionary.
- Missing samples do not establish safe conditions. Coal quartz percentage and concentration are separate measures. No compliance threshold is inferred for coal samples.
Coal quartz field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal personal field definitions ↗Metal/nonmetal area field definitions ↗
EIA + TITLE 30
EIA production and cited regulations
EIA annual figures are reported separately from MSHA. Regulation links use the current eCFR snapshot.
Not present in the 2024 EIA coal workbook.
This can mean the operation is non-coal, inactive for the annual period, or outside the EIA-7A reporting population.
30 CFR 56.11001Safe access.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.20001Intoxicating beverages and narcotics.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.12026Grounding transformer and switchgear enclosures.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14100Safety defects; examination, correction and records.1 recent row ↗30 CFR 56.14207Parking procedures for unattended equipment.3 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.9300Berms or guardrails.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 47.41Requirement for container labels.2 recent rows ↗30 CFR 56.4201Inspection.1 recent row ↗
RECENT PUBLIC RECORDS
Recent violations and samples
Latest records retained for inspection; aggregates above use the full source history.
517882256.11001S&S
517801756.20001Citation
517801656.12026Citation
517406656.14100(c)Citation
517406556.14207Citation
517801556.9300(b)S&S
517801456.9300(b)S&S
517801356.14207Citation
Coal dust, noise and other contaminants. Silica records above ↑
Respirable dust, <.1mgBulldozer Operator
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgLaborer, Bullgang
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Respirable dust, <.1mgCrusher Oper/Worker
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Fibers, >5umCleanup Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Fibers, >5umCleanup Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Fibers, >5umCleanup Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Fibers, >5umCleanup Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.00 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
Fibers, >5umCleanup Man
C/E: 00.00Concentration: 0000.02 · limit: 0000.00Source unit unspecified
SOURCE COVERAGE
Reporting dates and coverage
15 datasets contain linked records. Missing datasets are listed below.
DATASETROWSWINDOWSTATUS
Accident, Injuries, and Illnessessafety · contractors565Jan 26, 2000—Aug 20, 2026mine-keyed
Addresses of Recordidentity · logistics1Jan 20, 2011—Jan 20, 2011mine-keyed
Assessed Violationscompliance · legal1,485Jan 11, 2000—Jul 28, 2026mine-keyed
Civil Penalty Dockets and Decisionscompliance · legal87Feb 22, 2001—Mar 24, 2021mine-keyed
Coal Dust Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Conferencescompliance · legal47Mar 3, 2000—Jul 28, 2025mine-keyed
Contested Violationscompliance · legal87Apr 18, 2006—Jun 17, 2026mine-keyed
Contractor Employment and Production — Quarterlycontractors · production · safety8,572Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Contractor Employment and Production — Yearlycontractors · production · safety1,896Not published—Not publishedentity-linked
Controller and Operator Historyidentity · compliance5Jan 1, 1950—Jan 1, 1987mine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Quarterlyproduction · safety · compliance271Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Mine Employment and Production — Yearlyproduction · safety · compliance69Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Inspectionssafety · compliance168Jan 11, 2000—Sep 9, 2026mine-keyed
Minesidentity · production · logistics1Not published—Not publishedmine-keyed
Metal and Nonmetal Area Sampleshealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Metal and Nonmetal Personal Health Sampleshealth · safety125Sep 27, 2005—Jun 16, 2026mine-keyed
Noise Sampleshealth · safety · equipment—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Quartz Samples — Coalhealth · safety—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
Violationscompliance · safety · legal1,498Jan 11, 2000—Jul 28, 2026mine-keyed
107(a) Orders Issuedsafety · compliance—No published rowsabsent / not applicable
NOTES
Limitations
- Contractor production is entity-level and is never represented as mine-attributable.
- Missing rows can mean no event, publication delay, identity mismatch, or inapplicability.