Rio Rico Properties Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE LIFTING 5 GALLON CAN OF ROCK OIL TO LUB MACHINE SLIPPED ON OILY SPOT PULLING BACK MUSCLE
Alpha Block 226: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Alpha Block 226 (mine ID 0202226). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Apr 1985
Ownership history
- Rio Rico Properties Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Alpha Block 226 sits in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Santa Cruz County, Arizona · Population 48,209
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$53,614
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 2 incidents
Rio Rico Properties Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING D-8-K DOZER DURING PUSH CAT SLIDE OFF LARGE ROCK CAUSED NECK STRAIN.