Mining Incidents

Miami Copper Operations: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Sterling Mining Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by Foutz Sterling
Gila County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202130

MSHA record for Miami Copper Operations (mine ID 0202130). 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
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. Hardy Turquoise Company Inc 1982 to 1987
  2. Sterling Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Miami Copper Operations sits in Gila County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 5.8% 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.
Gila County, Arizona · Population 53,610
5.8%
Mining share of county employment
$59,089
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

1983 · 3 incidents

August 11, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hardy Turquoise Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

RECEIVED FLASH BURN WHILE HOLDING METAL FOR WELDER.

July 5, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hardy Turquoise Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE BIRM WITH HIS PICK THE PICK CAUGHT ON A ROCK AND PULLED HIS ARM DOWN HURTING HIS BACK

March 7, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hardy Turquoise Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OVER A THREE FOOT BIRM WHEN HIS KNEE GAVE OUT