EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF PLYWOOD OFF THE CRUSHER TOWER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WOOD AND SLID ALONG THE STEEL FRAME CUTTING HIS LEFT WRIST.
Mesa Plant #16: 13 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Mesa Plant #16 (mine ID 0201476). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1989–1992
- Latest incident
- Aug 1992
- Arizona Sand & Rock Company 1950 to 1984
- Calmat Company Of Arizona 1984 to present
Mesa Plant #16 sits in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
13 on file1992 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP TO HOOK UP CABLES WHEN HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE CONVERYOR ADJUSTING BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CONVEYORS ON A TRAILER USING RAILROAD TIES. HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN BENDING WITH CHAINS TO LOAD TRAILER.
1991 · 1 incident
WHILE MOVING A 55 GALLON OIL DRU, SLIPPED INT EHMUD AND PULLED HIS LEFT GROIN MUSCLE.
1990 · 5 incidents
MOVING 1/2 ROCK, RAN OVER SMALL BERM DISLODGING DIRT AND DUST IN CAB.
RACKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND HIT EE IN FACE CAUSING CUT AND BROKEN TEETH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE BAR MACK CRUSHER, SHOVEL HIT ONE OF THE CRUSHER LEGS, JARRED HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.
EMPLOYEE TAKING DRAIN PLUG OFF BACK OF SAND SCRE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO PUT A HOOK ON CRANE HOOK PINNED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN IT & THE CRUSHER
1989 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE HAD POURED OUT MIXER , WASHED THE CHUTES DOWN AND PUT THEM BACK ON TRUCK. ON THE WAY BACK TO PLANT, FELT PAIN IN BACK OF LEFT SHOULDER.
LOOSENING CHEEK PLATE BOLTS,HELD BOLT IN LEFT AHND AND USED IMPACT WRENCH IN OTHER AHND TO LOOSEN NUT,BOLT SPUN WITH THE IMPACT AND CUT MY MIDDLE FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS CHANGING OXYGEN BOTTLE ON TRUCK WHEN THE BOTTLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT,THE BOTTLE WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND WHEN HE WAS CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BO TTLE WAS FULL.THE BOTTLE STARTED TO FALL OVER AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT.
THE INJURED WAS RUNNING THE 988 LOADER AND DID NOT MOVE HIS SEAT FORWARD TO FIT HIM PROPERLY,RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.