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Linden Pit: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Joy T Pearce Jr
Navajo County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201783

MSHA record for Linden Pit (mine ID 0201783). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. Joy T Pearce Construction Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Linden Pit sits in Navajo County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Navajo County, Arizona · Population 107,744
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$52,752
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 23, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Joy T Pearce Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRUCK DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE DISCONNECTED THE HYDRAULIC HOSE THAT ACTIVATES THE BED ON THE DUMP TRUCK. THE TRUCK BED FELL ON THE DRIVER WHEN THE HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS COMPLETELY TAKEN OFF.