Golden Buckskin: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Carlow Investors, LLC · Surface

Controlled by T J Dermot Dunphy

Chino Valley, Yavapai County, AZ · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0202733

MSHA record for Golden Buckskin (mine ID 0202733). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 2003–2007
Latest incident: Jul 2007

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2000

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 62 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

American Sandstone 1997 to 2009
Cornerstone Materials LLC 2009 to 2009
Carlow Investors, LLC 2009 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
2010	1
2009	3
2007	9
2006	6
2005	7
2004	6
2003	5
2002	7
2001	5
2000	4

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Local economic context

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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

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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	Per 1M hrs
2010 Q4	362	0.0
2010 Q3	0
2010 Q2	0
2010 Q1	0
2009 Q4	743	0.0
2009 Q3	1,060	0.0
2007 Q3	633	0.0
2007 Q1	1,600	0.0

Show 28 earlier quarters

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2006 Q4	3,234	0	0	0.0
2006 Q3	945	0	0	0.0
2006 Q2	2,376	0	0	0.0
2006 Q1	4,069	0	0	0.0
2005 Q4	3,893	0	0	0.0
2005 Q3	4,442	0	0	0.0
2005 Q2	4,404	0	0	0.0
2005 Q1	8	0	0	0.0
2004 Q4	219	0	0	0.0
2004 Q3	3,545	0	0	0.0
2004 Q2	3,530	0	0	0.0
2004 Q1	3,039	0	0	0.0
2003 Q4	3,217	0	0	0.0
2003 Q3	2,558	0	0	0.0
2003 Q2	2,593	0	0	0.0
2003 Q1	2	0	0	0.0
2002 Q4	4,128	0	0	0.0
2002 Q3	3,612	0	0	0.0
2002 Q2	3,612	0	0	0.0
2002 Q1	2,399	0	0	0.0
2001 Q4	2,064	0	0	0.0
2001 Q3	2,510	0	0	0.0
2001 Q2	4,016	0	0	0.0
2001 Q1	1,506	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	2,015	0	0	0.0
2000 Q3	1,979	0	0	0.0
2000 Q2	1,560	0	0	0.0
2000 Q1	316	0	0	0.0

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2007 · 1 incident

July 30, 2007 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

American Sandstone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was lifting a slab of sandstone onto a pallet when he sustained pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: Lumbar strain.

2006 · 2 incidents

October 2, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

American Sandstone · Struck against stationary object

EE was placing pieces of sandstone onto a pallet when he stepped on the edge of a piece of stone that was on the ground and sustained a sprained ankle.

March 17, 2006 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

American Sandstone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was manually placing pieces of sandstone onto a wooden pallet when he sustained a sharp pain to his lower back. Physician diagnosis: Lumbar strain.

2005 · 1 incident

December 13, 2005 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

American Sandstone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was palletizing pieces of patio stone when he sustained a sharp pain in his lower back. Physician deignosis: lumbar strain He lost 1 day of work on 12/14/05. He returned to work on light duty on 12-15-05 until next evaluation of 12/7/05.

2004 · 1 incident

August 31, 2004 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

American Sandstone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING SANDSTONE WITH A CHISEL & AN 8LB. HAMMER. IN THE SPLITTING PROCESS, HE MISSED THE CHISEL, STRIKING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LT. HAND. INJURY OCCURED ON 8/31/04 BUT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9/2/04. EE WAS TREATED FOR INFECTION & CONTUSION OF THE INJURED FINGER, (2) LOST WORKDAYS.

2003 · 2 incidents

December 2, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

American Sandstone · Struck against stationary object

WHILE INSPECTING A PILE OF STONE FOR QUALITY, EE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF STONE WHICH FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT FOOT. THIS ACTION CAUSED PAIN THEN NUMBNESS TO THE BIG TO E. DIAGNOSIS: CONTUSION TO RIGHT FOOT. EE RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR DUTIES 12/3/03.

August 12, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

American Sandstone · Struck by flying object

SPLITTING STONE WITH CHISEL & HAMMER AND FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO EYE.