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Cherry Pit: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Yavapai County · Surface
Controlled by Yavapai County - AZ
Yavapai County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202302

MSHA record for Cherry Pit (mine ID 0202302). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Ownership history
  1. Yavapai County 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cherry Pit sits in Yavapai County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 241,656
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,106
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

July 2, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Yavapai County · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GETTING OFF D-8 CAT FOOT SLIPPED FELL ON HOIST RAMP.

June 27, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yavapai County · Struck against stationary object

WHILE MOVING BUNGI CORD IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND INJURED JABBED THUMB INTO LOADER SEAT.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 13, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Yavapai County · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BEE STING ON BACK OF NECK.

September 21, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Yavapai County · Struck by falling object

UNAUTHERIZED OPERATOR, STOCK PILE ALLOWED TO BECOME VERTICAL, STOPPING LOADER PARRALLEL TO STOCK PILE STABDING BETWEEN STOCK PILE AND LOADER, INJURES WERE CONTAINED TO BRUISES AND SCRATCHES.

September 21, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Yavapai County · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

UNAUTHORIZED OPERATOR STOCK PILE ALLOWED TO BECOME VERTICAL, STOPPING LOADER PARALLEL TO STOCK PILE, STANDING BETWEEN STOCK PILE AND LOADER. INJURIES WERE TO CONTAIN BRUISES AND SCRATCHES. VIC TIM REMAINED IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.