Mining Incidents

Emerald Isle: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

SGV Resources Inc · Surface
Kingman, Mohave County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202406

MSHA record for Emerald Isle (mine ID 0202406). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. T S C Enterprises Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. T S C Enterprises Inc 1989 to 2004
  3. SGV Resources Inc 2004 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Emerald Isle sits in Mohave County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 217,420
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,799
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

August 24, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T S C Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE USING DRAIN SNAKE RUBBER GLOVE CAUGHT ON CABLE & TWISTED RT THUMB

June 16, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
T S C Enterprises Inc · Flash burns (electric)

WHILE ARRANGING CABLES TO ATTACH TO BOTTOM OF FUSE BOX, ELECTRICITY ARCED, BURING HANDS. (FUSE BOX WAS TURNED OFF.)

April 14, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T S C Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING COPPER, CATHODE SLIPPED OFF RACK AND STRUCK RIGHT LEG.

1992 · 1 incident

August 31, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T S C Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING COPPER DANIEL CLAIMS TO HAVE HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

1990 · 3 incidents

July 3, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
T S C Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING IN A STEEL CONCRETE FORM STAKE WITH A 4 POUND HAMMER, EMPLOYEE MISSED STAKE STRIKING LEFT WRIST WITH HAMMER.

June 7, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T S C Enterprises Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE TAKING WATER SAMPLE IN PIT BOTTOM. HH SLIPPED AND FELL ON MUDDY SURFACE, TWISTING & BREAKING LEFT ANKLE.

March 24, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T S C Enterprises Inc · Fall from machine

AT 8:00 AM WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL TO PURGE OUR CONE, I SLIPPED ON SOME GRAVEL AND ALMOST FELL. AT 10:00 AM I SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF OUR UNI-LOADER, I DIDN'T FALL TO THE GROUND BUT CAUGHT M YSELF ONTO THE UNILOADER. NOTE: I WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS AND SURFACE WAS SLIPPERY.

1989 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T S C Enterprises Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE REPAIRING 4" PVC PIPE WITH PIECE OF RUBBER & STAINLESS STEEL STRIPING EMPL CUT FINGER BY PUSHING DOWN ON PIECE OF STRIP STICKING UP FROM PATCH.

May 6, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
T S C Enterprises Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLIPPED GOING DOWWN BANK AND TWISTED KNEE. CHECKING THE LOWER PART OF THE PRECIPITATOR.