Mining Incidents

Geronimo: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

American Sandstone · Surface
Ashfork, Yavapai County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0203097

MSHA record for Geronimo (mine ID 0203097). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Nov 2005
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2005
1
inspections on record
12
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 12 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. American Sandstone 2005 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2006 4
2005 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Geronimo 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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2006 Q1 1,321 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 3,965 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,603 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

November 17, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Sandstone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING PIECES OF STONE ONTO A PALLET. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS: LOW BACK STRAIN, NO WORK UNTIL COMPLETION OF PHYSICAL THERAPY (4-6 WEEKS).