Mining Incidents

King Of Arizona: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

North Continental Energy Ltd · Surface
Controlled by Oliver H Gordon
Yuma County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202354

MSHA record for King Of Arizona (mine ID 0202354). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Barons Gold Inc 1987 to 1989
  2. North Continental Energy Ltd 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

King Of Arizona sits in Yuma County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Yuma County, Arizona · Population 207,685
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$60,417
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

November 7, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barons Gold Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WATER AND MUD U3DERNEATH THE STEPS FROM MAIN WALKWAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF CLAIRFIER MOSTLY FROM RAIN EMPLOYEE WANTED TO CHECK MUD LEVELS AT BOTTOM OF CLAIRIFIED BUY OPENING A VALVE BEFORE REA CHING THE VALVE3HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON TWO GROUND PIPES DIRECTLY TOWARD THE CENTER OF HIS BACK INJURING HIS BACK AND LEG.

June 24, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Barons Gold Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING PUMP MO7OR FROM BACK OF TRUCK.

May 28, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barons Gold Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS INSTALLI3G THE RAKE INSIDE THE THICKENER WHICH HAS A SLOPED BOTTOM.HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED AND SLID INTO THE RAKE WITH HIS BACK.