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Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. Metal/Non-Metal

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Surface

Controlled by Denny Hills; Chip Larsen

Queen Creek, Pinal County, AZ · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0202660

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 11
Years on record: 2000–2010
Latest incident: Sep 2010

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$20,916

proposed penalties

$18,461

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2014 Q1	3,434	0	0	0.0
2013 Q4	8,529	0	0	0.0
2013 Q3	6,347	3	1	472.7
2013 Q2	5,940	0	0	0.0
2013 Q1	5,860	0	0	0.0
2012 Q4	6,128	0	0	0.0
2012 Q3	5,296	3	0	566.5
2012 Q2	5,478	0	0	0.0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2010 · 2 incidents

September 28, 2010 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Grinding a piece of metal 3/8" diameter off return roller guard. Metal shavings got in his left eye. He did have on safety glasses at the time. Metal shavings probably got in eyebrow and when removing safety glasses, got in the eye.

August 11, 2010 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Cleaning off grizzly bars - swinging sledge hammer, pulled muscle in back or pinched nerve. Said he wanted to go to doctor to get checked out 8/23/10 12:00pm.

2007 · 1 incident

July 2, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was cutting battery cable end off and the hacksaw slipped and got his finger.

2006 · 1 incident

July 29, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Atv's or Quads-tresspassing onto the property (nightwatchman confronted one or stopped one, nightwatchman had a shotgun, gun accidently went off killing one of the riders. No witnesses on company behalf. Non mine related.

2005 · 1 incident

September 15, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing new conveyor belt, cut belt to size in order to fasten together. When cutting belt he was kneeling on the belt pulling knife towards himself, knife slipped out and he stabbed it in his right leg. Cut about 1" to 1 1/2" long and 1/2" wide.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 13, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing on dozer he pulled his right leg muscle.

March 13, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINCHED FINGER (LEFT RINS) BETWEEN CUTTING EDGE AND BOLT STANDING ON GROUND.

2002 · 1 incident

December 23, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Fall from machine

AS THE OPERATOR WAS STEPPING OFF THE DOZER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE FELL, HITTING HIS SIDE ON THE TRACKS.

2000 · 3 incidents

October 13, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT SLIPPED CUT LEFT PALLIN OF HAND.

August 18, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Fall from ladders

AFTER GREASING JAWS I BACKED DOWN LADDER, SLIPPING ON STEP AND FELL ABOUT 4 OR 5 FEET LANDING IN A SITTING POSITION.

August 11, 2000 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Walker Butte Mining Company, L.L.C. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE FUELING LOADER.