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Continental Mill #1: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Grant County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900234

MSHA record for Continental Mill #1 (mine ID 2900234). 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
1993
Latest incident
Jul 1993
Ownership history
  1. U V Industries Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. Sharon Steel Corp 1980 to 1993
  3. Cobre Mining Company Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Continental Mill #1 sits in Grant County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 6.7% 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.
Grant County, New Mexico · Population 27,856
6.7%
Mining share of county employment
$45,921
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

1993 · 2 incidents

April 20, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Sharon Steel Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN APPARENT STRAIN TO KNEE DUE PRIMARILY TO STANDING IN AN AWKWARD AND UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION FOR AN EXTENEDED PERIOD OF TIME.