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Gold Belt: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202564

MSHA record for Gold Belt (mine ID 0202564). 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
1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
Ownership history
  1. Robert E White Construction 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Gold Belt sits in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 4,491,987
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$85,518
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

October 28, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Robert E White Construction · Struck by falling object

HANGING WALL WAS STANDING AT 70 DEGREE A FOOT INTO BACK IT LAYED OVER ONTO A 20 DEGREE LEAVING AN UNSUPPORTED SLIVER OF VEIN HANGING.COULD NOT GBE SEEN IN THE DRIFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BOLT TH E SLIVER BROKE OUT AND HIT A MAN HOLDING A MAT.THE CLAY SEAM THAT FELL HIT HIM WITH EMOUGH PRESS THAT IT BROKE 2 LEGS.