Mining Incidents

Golden BuckskinMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by T J Dermot Dunphy
Chino Valley, Yavapai County, AZ · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202733
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2003–2007
Latest incident
Jul 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was lifting a slab of sandstone onto a pallet when he sustained pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: Lumbar strain.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE was placing pieces of sandstone onto a pallet when he stepped on the edge of a piece of stone that was on the ground and sustained a sprained ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was manually placing pieces of sandstone onto a wooden pallet when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: Lumbar strain.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was palletizing pieces of patio stone when he sustained a sharp pain in his lower back. Physician deignosis: lumbar strain He lost 1 day of work on 12/14/05. He returned to work on light duty on 12-15-05 until next evaluation of 12/7/05.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING SANDSTONE WITH A CHISEL & AN 8LB. HAMMER. IN THE SPLITTING PROCESS, HE MISSED THE CHISEL, STRIKING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LT. HAND. INJURY OCCURED ON 8/31/04 BUT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9/2/04. EE WAS TREATED FOR INFECTION & CONTUSION OF THE INJURED FINGER, (2) LOST WORKDAYS.

2003 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

WHILE INSPECTING A PILE OF STONE FOR QUALITY, EE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF STONE WHICH FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT FOOT. THIS ACTION CAUSED PAIN THEN NUMBNESS TO THE BIG TO E. DIAGNOSIS: CONTUSION TO RIGHT FOOT. EE RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR DUTIES 12/3/03.

Struck by flying object

SPLITTING STONE WITH CHISEL & HAMMER AND FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO EYE.