Mining Incidents

BHP COPPER FLORENCE MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Bhp Copper Inc · Surface
Controlled by BHP Billiton
na, Pinal County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202703

MSHA record for BHP COPPER FLORENCE MINE (mine ID 0202703). 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
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
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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. 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
Show 5 earlier quarters
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.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1997 · 1 incident

September 27, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Copper Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND DIRT AND STUMBLED AND FELL.

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