Mining Incidents

Plant # 1Metal/Nonmetal

Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202034
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Jun 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 2 incidents

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.

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

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.

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

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

Struck against stationary object

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

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

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.