Western Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PICKED UP METAL THREW STRAINING ON LOWER BACK
AZTEC QUARRY: 10 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Hanson Natural Resources Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Yuma County,
AZ
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202404
MSHA record for AZTEC QUARRY (mine ID 0202404). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1987–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Ownership history
- Western Arizona Rock Products Inc 1987 to 1988
- Western Rock Products Inc 1988 to 1993
- Hanson Natural Resources Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
AZTEC QUARRY sits in Yuma County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Yuma County, Arizona · Population 207,685
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,417
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1991 · 1 incident
1990 · 1 incident
October 10, 1990
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CUTTING SKIRT BOARD RUBBER AND CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF KNIFE SLIPPED OFF RUBBER AND CUT EE IN RIGHT THIGH.
1989 · 4 incidents
December 12, 1989
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE JUMPED FROM THE HEAD PULLEY OF ONE CONVEYOR TO ANOTHER'S TAIL SECTION.(TOTAL DISTANCE 0'40"OR 3'4") UPON CONTACT WITH THE LOWER CONVEYOR HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING JUST TO THE FRONT AND RIGHT OF THE DRILLER WHO STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE DRILL WITH A SMALL HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT CHEST.
June 12, 1989
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT A PICE OF CONVEYOR BELTING.THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.
January 9, 1989
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DISMOUNTED LADDER FROM CEDAR RAPIDS SCREENING PLANT TO CONE WALKWAY. SLIPPED ON BEAM AND PINNED LEFT FOOT BETWEEN TWO BEAMS WITH WEIGHT SUSPENDED ON LEFT FOOT INJURING LEFT ANKLE.
1988 · 3 incidents
November 8, 1988
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by falling object
I.NAME WAS WORKING IN QUARRY WHEN ROCK FELL ON RT.FOOT CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING
Western Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
REMOVING TOGGLE PLATE FROM JAW CRUSHER WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED & TOGGLE PLATE MASHED & LACERATED HANDS
January 7, 1988
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Arizona Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING ON WRENCH WITH FOOT LOOSENING BOLTS WHILE WORKING ON JAW CRU SHER & STRAINED HIS BACK
1987 · 1 incident
Western Arizona Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING CONVEYOR BELT.