Mining Incidents

Twin Buttes Sulfide Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Anamax Mining Company · Facility
Pima County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0200850

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 1 incident

February 2, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant MACHINERY
Anamax Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRILLING CATHODES FOR SAMPLES WHEN STACK OF COPPER CATHODES FELL OF LEFT HAND.

1983 · 3 incidents

May 17, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anamax Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING HOOK KNIFE TO STRIP CABLE ON PV 6 BELT AND CUT RIGHT RING FINGER.EMPL CUTTING TOWARD RIGHT HAND HOLDING BELT.

May 13, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Anamax Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYING TO HELP GUIDE LOWER HALGF OF COOKER IN PLACE.PULLED ON CHOKER HOLDING COOKER,CHOKER SLIPPED AND PULLED AROUND CORNER CATCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN CHOKER AND COOKER.WAS NOT USING GUIDE ROPE.

February 2, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Anamax Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON A MILL WHEN THE SOCKET CAME OFF THE WRENCH CAUSING HIM TO HIT SMALL FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE MILL.