Mining Incidents

Chance: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Hydro Resource · Underground
Controlled by George Lotspeich
Sierra County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901770

MSHA record for Chance (mine ID 2901770). 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
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Great Republic Venture Ltd 1979 to 1982
  2. Resources America Inc 1982 to 1989
  3. Hydro Resource 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Chance sits in Sierra County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
Sierra County, New Mexico · Population 11,511
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$37,840
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

1983 · 2 incidents

December 16, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resources America Inc · Struck by falling object

SORTING ORE AND DROPPED ROCK ON FINGER.

October 17, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Resources America Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TRIED TO LIFT TOOL BOX WITHOUT WAITING FOR ASSISSTANCE.RESULT-MUSCLE STRAIN.EMPL HASNT MISSED WORK.