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Bluewater Mill: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Cibola County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900772

MSHA record for Bluewater Mill (mine ID 2900772). 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
Jul 1983
Ownership history
  1. Anaconda Minerals Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bluewater Mill sits in Cibola County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Cibola County, New Mexico · Population 27,059
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$51,765
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

July 20, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anaconda Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MARTIN BODLEY WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER HELPING TO LOWER A MOTOR AND GEAR BOX THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A SHAFT IN YELLOWCAKE. THE CHAIN ON THE COME-A-LONG WAS CATCHING AND MARTIN TAPPED IT WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE & FREE-WHEELED WHICH ALLOWED MOTOR/GEAR BOX TO BOUNCE OFF THE SAFETY RAIL & HIT THE LADDER MARTIN WAS STANDING UPON. MARTIN JUMPED FORWARD