Mining Incidents

1013 CoolidgeMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Arcosa, Inc
Coolidge, Pinal County, AZ · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0203338
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2016–2024
Latest incident
Feb 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On 2-7-24 between 5 and 6 am. employee was checking the 57-rock stacker during routine monitoring of plant. EE noticed that belt #1 feeding the 57-rock stacker had stopped. EE started making way to the control panel to shut off belt to prevent overflow. On EE's way to the control panel to shut it off, EE stepped wrong hurting their left foot around the achilleas area.

2023 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

The employee was operating a 988 loader when EE's back began to hurt. EE was diagnosed with a back sprain. Lost time as of 6/7/23.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was on EE's knees shoveling. When EE finished, EE put EE's hand down to help self up and contacted a sharp rock with EE's hand, resulting a cut that needed stitches.

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The employee was assisting the crushing and screening plant operator with a screen change. As employee was lifting one of the screens to replace it, employee felt a ""pull"" in shoulder, causing pain.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

The employee was shoveling by the chute of a sand and gravel screen when a rock bounced off the chute and hit the employee on the hard hat. The employee complained of neck pain and was seen at an urgent care. Loss of time as of 3/19/21.

2019 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The injured employee and another employee were pulling wire and dismantling a crushing unit. While pulling wire, the employee felt a jolt of pain in shoulder.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was removing rocks from the grizzly bars at the feeder with a sledge hammer. While doing this, the employee felt a pain in back. Injury reported 1/9/19 and lost time as of 1/10/19.

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee claims to have been shoveling 3/8 rock into a wheel barrow while cleaning up the plant. Upon lifting the wheel barrow full of 3/8 rock, the employee felt ""tearing and pain"" in the abdomen. The employee was later diagnosed with two hernias.

2017 · 1 incident

Contact with heat

Employee is a loader operator. When the air conditioning in the loader was unable to be repaired, the employee elected to run the loader (unbeknownst to Supervisor). Towards the end of the day, the employee complained of not feeling well, was seen in the emergency room and diagnosed with dehydration. Employee returned to work 8/14/17 (no lost time).

2016 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was preparing to top off the radiator of a 980 loader. When the employee unlatched the hood, the latch crushed a rock and the debris flew into the employee's eyes.