Bhp Copper Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND DIRT AND STUMBLED AND FELL.
BHP COPPER FLORENCE MINE: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
BHP COPPER FLORENCE MINE has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1997.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1997
- Latest incident
- Sep 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
- Bhp Copper Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1997 | 14 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
BHP COPPER FLORENCE MINE sits in Pinal County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.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.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 557 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 485 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 1,282 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q1 | 1,414 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 1,273 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,372 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,521 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,536 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.