Mining Incidents

Plant #5Metal/Nonmetal

Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202500
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2004 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS HE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE JAW HE FELT PAIN IN THIS LOWER BACK.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

AS HE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE WATER POOL HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While two vehicles were about to hit he tried to stop one of them. The boom truck was pulling a truck that was stuck, when the truck came down off the berm he tried to stop it and his foot got stuck in between them.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE WHEEL BARROW FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT, THE WHEEL BARROW TOPPLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE WHEEL BARROW HANDLE (LEFT SIDE HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS TORSCO.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

AS HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE A SCREEN, A METAL PLATE FROMT HE SCREEN BOX FELL SMASHING HIS FINGER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE CUT HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR BLADE WHILE CUTTING OUT A PATCH FOR THE UNDER CONE BELT ON THE CRUSHER.

Struck by falling object

HE OPENED THE DOOR TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON A FRONT-END LOADER AND THE LATCH DID NOT WORK, THE DOOR FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS SWINGING A WRENCH HITTING THE RETURN TAIL PULLEY TO REMOVE A BUILD UP OF ROCK MATERIALHE SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE WRENCH AND THE METAL ON THE PULLEY.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS HE WAS ASSISTING IN UNCLOGGING A CONE, HE SWUNG BACK THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND AS IT CAME FORWARD IT SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WOODEN HANDLE OF THE HAMMER AND A METAL BAR.