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Medina'S Sunshine Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Taos County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901753

Medina'S Sunshine Pit has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1988.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Robert Medina & Sons Concrete & Sand Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1991 0
1990 1
1989 3
1988 2
1987 2
1986 2
1985 3
1984 2
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Medina'S Sunshine Pit sits in Taos County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 0.6% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Taos County, New Mexico · Population 34,516
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$58,908
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 30, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Robert Medina & Sons Concrete & Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS GRINDING AN EXAUST WHEN GRINDER ACCIDENTLY KICKED BACK AND HIT WORKER ON THE FACE AREA. WORKER HAD TO HAVE STITCHES ON HIS NOSE. HE WAS OFF FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK DUE TO PAIN.

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1988 · 1 incident

October 5, 1988 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Robert Medina & Sons Concrete & Sand Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CRUSHER OPERATOR HE WAS WALKING ON I BEAM OF FRAME OF CRUSHER HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS ELBOW