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Black Canyon Mica Project Metal/Non-Metal

Azco Mica Inc · Surface

Controlled by Santa Fe Gold Corporation

Table, Yavapai County, AZ · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0202835

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2001–2002
Latest incident: Sep 2002

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$1,607

proposed penalties

$1,607

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	Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4	1,214	0	0.0
2002 Q3	4,924	0	0.0
2002 Q2	5,612	2	356.4
2002 Q1	2,231	0	0.0
2001 Q4	2,215	0	0.0
2001 Q3	1,046	0	0.0
2001 Q2	6,200	0	0.0
2001 Q1	1,756	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

2 on file

2002 · 1 incident

September 25, 2002 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Azco Mica Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING OUT A ROTARY AIRLOCK VALVE WHEN HE USED HIS HAND TO WIPE AWAY SWEAT FROM HIS RIGHT EYE. AFTER DOING SO HE NOTICED HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE CAUSING SOME IRRITATION. HE COMPLE TED HIS SHIFT & TRIED TO REMOVE THE PARTICLE AT HOME UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE FOLLOWING MORINING AT WORK HE REQUESTED A PHYSICIAN TO HAVE IT REMOVED. AFTERWARD HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK.

2001 · 1 incident

February 20, 2001 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Azco Mica Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE CUTTING HAND RAIL TUBING ON A CHOPSAW, EE WAS HOLDING THE LONG END OF A 10' PIECE WHEN A SHAVING FROM THE SAW FLEW OUT THE SIDE AND HIT THE UPPER CHEEK THEN THE INSIDE OF HIS SAFETY GLA SSES AND INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING A FACE SHIELD WHILE HELPING. IT WAS NOT A DIRECT HIT SO IT DID NOT DO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE EYE.