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Airport Plant: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Calmat Company
Pima County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201585

MSHA record for Airport Plant (mine ID 0201585). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1986–1994
Latest incident
Feb 1994
Ownership history
  1. R E Miller Paving & Construction Inc 1950 to 1988
  2. Calmat Company Of Arizona 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Airport Plant sits in Pima County, Arizona, 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.
Pima County, Arizona · Population 1,049,947
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$67,929
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 8, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R E Miller Paving & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

THE VICTIM WAS 1USHING SAND INTO THE FEEDER/HOPPER WITH A SHOVEL AND FELL INTO A CONE SHAPED HOLE. HE WAS ENGULFED BY MATERIAL THAT FELL IN BEHIND HIM. THE VICTIM WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT OR A TAG LINE 4HICH WAS PROVIDED NOR WAS HE USING THE 9 FOOT BAR DESIGNED AND PROVIDED TO KNOCK DOWN THE HANGUP.

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident

February 28, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT A SCREEN AT THE WET PLANT. HE HAD HIS HARD HAT, STEEL TOED BOOTS, SAFETY GLASSES AND GLOVES. WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER THE WEIGHT OF THE SCREEN PUSHED HIM BACK AGAINST THE HANDRAIL CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

1992 · 1 incident

October 30, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM HEAD PULLEY OF FEED CONVEYOR TO TAIL SECTION OF NEXT CONVEYOR STEPPEDDOWN WITH LEFT FOOT & RT FOOT HUNG UP ON FEEDER CONVEYOR CAUSING FORWARD MOTION TO MAKE EMPLOYEE DO T HE LEG SPLITS

1991 · 3 incidents

December 5, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BESIDE A CONVEYOR. ONE OF THE CROSS BRACES VIBRATED LOOSE, SLIDING ONE END OF BRACE OUT FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE BACKED INTO THE SIDE OF THE LOOSE BRACE, INJURI NG HIS BACK.

March 18, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ON 03-29-91 EMPLOYEE INFROMED SUPERVISOR THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD INCURRED AN INJURY ON 03-18-91 (POSSIBLE HERNIA).BELIEVED IT HAPPENED WHILE LIFTING A 10 HP MOTOR ON A CONVEYOR.

February 14, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTING 5 GALLON BUCKETS FULL OF ABC SAMPLES, SHARP PAIN IN ABDOMINAL AREA.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 17, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LYING ON BACK GRINDING OVERHEAD WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON, ELMPLOYEE REPORTED TO EMPLOYER THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE BUT IT WAS NOT SERIOUS, LATER IN THE WEEK HE WENT TO HIS DOCT OR.

August 21, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN MUD OFF THE DRIVE BELTS HE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN OR LOCK OUT THE EQUIPMENT & REACHED AROUND THE BELT GUARD TO WIPE MUD OFF CUT INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND

August 1, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by flying object

FUELING LOADER, GUST OF WIND BLEW SOMETHING UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE.