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Cave Creek: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Atkinson Timothy W
Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202408

Cave Creek has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Cave Creek Sand & Gravel Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 9
1987 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Cave Creek sits in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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 file

1988 · 2 incidents

April 24, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cave Creek Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

APPARENTLY, REMOVING DIRT AND SMALL ROCKS FROM AREA OF DISCHARGE CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY LOCATED BELOW THE SHAKER SCREEN AND SOMEHOW PULLED OR STUMBLED INTO THE CONVEYOR BELT OR T AIL PULLEY.