Mining Incidents

Big Red Metal/Non-Metal

Riggs Resources · Surface
Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202228

MSHA record for Big Red (mine ID 0202228). 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
1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Riggs Resources · Struck against stationary object

WHILE ON HIS WON TIME OUR EMPLOYE TOOK IT UPON HIM SELF TO CHECK THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, HE DID THIS BY MEANS OF HIS PERSONAL THREE WHEELER HIS FOOT STRUCK A ROCK AND HIS SMALL TOE WAS REMOVED. H E WAS NOT WEARING PROPER SHOES AND WAS AT THE MINE SITE WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE.

May 24, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Riggs Resources · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SKIDSTER WHEN IT STALLED INSTEAD OF ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE MOTOR OR DRIVING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HE JUMPED OUT WHILE THE SKIDSTER WAS STILL MOVING.

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