Mining Incidents

CRUSHER #1: 15 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Neil Jackson
Chaves County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901823

MSHA record for CRUSHER #1 (mine ID 2901823). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
Ownership history
  1. Co-Con Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. Broce Construction Company Inc 1981 to 1986
  3. Mountain States Constructors Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

CRUSHER #1 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

15 on file

1998 · 1 incident

January 5, 1998 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SHOVLING BY SHAKER WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OVER THE TOP OF SHAKER HITTING HIM IN THIGH.

1995 · 2 incidents

October 29, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ON TOP OF SHAKER, CHANGING SCREENS AND USING CROWBAR, PULLED DOWN AND BACK TO GET SCREEN LOOSE. CROWBAR CAME BACK SMASHING HAND AGAINST METAL PLATFORM.

September 19, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS STEPPING TO ENTER WATER TRUCK HIS RIGHT OOT SLIPPED FROM STEP & STRUCK ROCK IMPACT POINT WAS FRONT OF HEEL WHILE REGAINING HIS BALANCE TWISTED OR STRAINED LEFT KNEE

1994 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1994 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, LOST FOOTING (ON MINE SITE). KNEE STARTED TO SWELL.

1993 · 3 incidents

October 26, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING RUBBER BELTING, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUT RIGHT LEG. DID NOT INFORM SUPERVISOR UNTIL INFECTION SET IN. HOSPITALIZED 11-01-93.

July 26, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Struck by flying object

ICI EXPLOSIVES USA INC. WAS LOADING HOLES IN ORDER TO BLAST THEM AT THE END OF SHIFT. ICI PERSONNEL DID NOT PROPERLY CHECK TO MAKE CERTAIN ALL MEN WERE OUT OF AREA PRIOR TO BLASTING.

1992 · 3 incidents

January 20, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK BLOCKING THE FEEDER DOOR. ANOTHER ROCK HIT THE FIRST ROCK DISLODGING IT AND AS THE DOOR CAME BACK DOWN THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BECAME SMASHED BET WEEN THE FEEDER DOOR AND THE CABLE THAT ADJUST THE DOOR OPENING.

January 19, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING THE WEAR PLATES ON THE SIDE OF THE JAW.HE WAS SUPPORTING HIS WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT ARM WHEN THE LEFT SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF JOINT.

1991 · 3 incidents

December 17, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain States Constructors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER REPLAICNG MOTOR ON CONVEYOR BELT INJURED PERSON DEUDED TO CHECK TENSION ON V BELT OPERATOR STARTED MOTOR AT SAME INSTA INJURED PERSON CAUGHT FINGER IN BELT LEFT WO MIDDLE FINGERS BROKEN AND LACERATION.

1983 · 1 incident

September 19, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Broce Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE COURST OF THE DAY THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SHOVELING AND LIFTED MOTOR AT ONE TIME HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING LATER THAT EVENING HE HAS BEEN BACK TO DOCTOR 4 TIMES THEY HAVE NOT FOUND MUCH WRONG BUT MAN STILL COMPLAINS OF PAIN SO HE IS STILL OFF AT THIS TIME