Mining Incidents

Buckeye Sand & GravelMetal/Nonmetal

Buckeye, Maricopa County, AZ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202681
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2006 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

We were pulling an assembly of a motor and it came around, hit me in back of the head and neck. It cut my head open.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Prying on motor with bar. Bar slipped.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a hole on a belt for flashing on belt. The knife slipped and cut EE's finger.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Foreman was walking up stationary stairs and lodged his foot too far under stair, banging it as he tried to step to the next step, straining foot.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a support brace on a shaft mounted gear box/ motion assembly without properly securing it from falling.

2003 · 1 incident

No Value Found

PLACED HAND IN RADIATOR FAN.

2002 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

PICKING STICKS FROM A GRIZZLY FEEDER. SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM CATWALK. SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK. CATWALK IS LOCATED ON WASH PLANT.

2001 · 2 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED ON LADDER WHILE EXITING LOADER. JAMMED LEFT HAND ON LADDER STEP. STRAINED LEFT HAND.

Struck against stationary object

SCALPING SCREEN CHUTE PLUGGED. EMPLOYEE STOMPED ON A ROCK WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. FOOT BROKE.