EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT DOWN GYRO CRUSHER CIRCUIT, THE CIRCUIT DID NOT DISCONNECT. THE EMPLOYEE THEN ATTEMPTED TO DISCONNECT A 30 AMP SEWITCH. WHEN HE THREW THE SWITCH A FLASH OCCURED.
Hughes Pit Metal/Non-Metal
Granite Construction Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Granite Construction Inc
Pima County,
AZ
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0200678
MSHA record for Hughes Pit (mine ID 0200678). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1990–1993
- Latest incident
- May 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1993 · 1 incident
May 7, 1993
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
ELECTRICAL
Granite Construction Company · Flash burns (electric)
1990 · 1 incident
November 12, 1990
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Granite Construction Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING. DUST BLEW INTO EYES CAUSING CONJUNCTIVITIS REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT.
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