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Goat Ridge: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Lucina Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jones Leroy
Luna County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901880

MSHA record for Goat Ridge (mine ID 2901880). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Volcano Mining Company 1982 to 1989
  2. Lucina Mining Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Goat Ridge sits in Luna County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 5.4% 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.
Luna County, New Mexico · Population 25,420
5.4%
Mining share of county employment
$37,917
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 12, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Lucina Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME -SUB CONTRACTOR-FAILED TO FOLLOW SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PERTAINING TO HANDLING OF EXPLOSIVES,FAILURE TO REMOVE PERSONNEL FROM BLAST ZONE RESULTED IN DEATH OF 1 OF THE TWO PERSONS LEFT IN TH E BLAST ZONE,SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OTHER.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 1 incident

October 12, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Lucina Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

CONTR FAILED TO FOLLOW SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PERTAINING TO HANDLING OF EXPLOSIVES,FAILED TO REMOVE PERSONNEL FROM BLAST ZONE RESULTING IN 1 DEATH,AND SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OTHER.