Mining Incidents

CRUHSER NO 2: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Neil Jackson
Chaves County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901231

MSHA record for CRUHSER NO 2 (mine ID 2901231). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1990–1996
Latest incident
May 1996
Ownership history
  1. Broce Construction Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. Mountain States Constructors Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

CRUHSER NO 2 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

7 on file

1996 · 1 incident

May 22, 1996 NM · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Rubbed or abraded

SHOVELING, CAUGHT BY CONVEYOR, KNOCKED DOWN, AND CONVEYOR SCRAPPED ARM.

1994 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

September 15, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON FEEDER WHEN ROCK DID NOT GO THROUGH, EMPLOYEE USED HIS HAND TO FEEL WHAT WAS BLOCKING DOOR & DOOR CUT INDEX FINGER TO THE FIRST JOINT.

1991 · 1 incident

November 18, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE REACHED BEHIND GUARDED SPROCKET AND CHAIN TO CLEAN BEARING, FINGER CAUGHT IN DRIVE CHAIN. SEVERED LEFT SMALL FINGER AT KNUCKLE.

1990 · 3 incidents

March 2, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Struck by flying object

USING GRINDER AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT IN EYE.