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Harper Sand & Rock: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Harper Sand & Rock · Surface
Controlled by Harper Randy D
Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202389

Harper Sand & Rock has had 1 fatality among 1 reportable incident since 1990.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
Ownership history
  1. Harper Sand & Rock 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1990 2
1989 4
1988 3
1987 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Harper Sand & Rock 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 1, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Harper Sand & Rock · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HOOKING A CHAIN TO THE 5TH WHEEL OF STORAGE TRALER THE FRONT END LOADER WAS SUDDENLY BACKED TO REPOSTION THE LOAADER IN FRONT OF THE TRALER AND IN DOING SO PULLED THE CHAIN OFF THE PIN S TRICKING THE VICTIMS FACE.