Mining Incidents

Happy Valley QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Holcim Ltd
Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202803
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2004–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Two EE's were loading GT-60 drill steel from the ground onto a truck with a drill steel rack. The ground in the area was uneven and when they put it onto the truck, the drill steel dropped on EE's hand and smashed his knuckles. EE had pins inserted in that hand when he was 13 years old and stated the hand felt different, so we took him to the emergency room.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

A co-worker was running from being sprayed by water from the water truck and accidently ran into employee, knocking him down.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While filling water truck, rock and dirt slid down embankment causing employee to be knocked from barrier he was standing on. He fell between water truck and barrier wall.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Reaching behind seat of haul truck to get seat belt, he hurt his hand on the A/C fan blade.

2004 · 1 incident

Flash burns (electric)

While attempting to reverse the rotation of an electrical motor, employee received flash burns to both eyes & minor burns to his rt. wrist. EE opened what he believed to be the correct circuit breaker. However, the wrong circuit breaker was in fact opened thus the power was not shut off to the motor. He was using a pair of needle nose pyiers to move the wires, explosion occurred.