Mining Incidents

Apache Land Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

J & A Mining Corp · Surface
Controlled by Spencer Apple
Pinal County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201964

MSHA record for Apache Land Mine (mine ID 0201964). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jan 1983
Ownership history
  1. J & A Mining Corp 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Apache Land Mine sits in Pinal County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Pinal County, Arizona · Population 449,219
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$77,588
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

January 28, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor ELECTRICAL
J & A Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS JUMPING BATTERY WITH WATER TRUCK & LOADER & BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS FACE GETTING ACID IN BOTH EYES.