Choctaw Materials Inc · Struck by falling object
CABLE BROKE ON LOADER BUCKET USING TO RAISE HEATING HOUSING INTO PLACE AT 1536 CRUSHER.CABLE KNOCKED HARD HAT OFF AND BEAM HIT HAND.
Plant No 1: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Choctaw Materials Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Sanner Bailey
Maricopa County,
AZ
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0200577
Plant No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Feb 1983
Ownership history
- Choctaw Materials Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Plant No 1 sits in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 4,491,987
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$85,518
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
Choctaw Materials Inc · Flash burns (welding)
BURNED EYES WITH FLASH FROM WELDING MACHINE HE WAS OPERATING.