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Border Hill East Crusher: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Chaves County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901978

MSHA record for Border Hill East Crusher (mine ID 2901978). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. James Hamilton Construction Company 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Border Hill East Crusher sits in Chaves County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 2.9% 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.
Chaves County, New Mexico · Population 64,446
2.9%
Mining share of county employment
$52,029
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

March 6, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
James Hamilton Construction Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

I,NAME WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON TAIL PULLEY. CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR MISREAD SIGNALS AND STARTED BELT UP, AND THIS PULLED I,NAME UNDER A TAKE UP PULLEY AND CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT. BELT WAS SHUT OFF WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS AFTER I,NAME HAD BEEN CAUGHT; BROKE FIBIA BONE ON LEFT LEG, BRUISES AND LACERATIONS.

1984 · 1 incident

December 10, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
James Hamilton Construction Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT BEHIND EL JAY SCREENING PLANT AND ROCK FELL OVER SIDE AND HIT VICTIM IN BACK, FELL ABOUT 10\ ROCK SIZE WAS ABOUT 1" X 8"