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Miami East Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Pinto Valley Copper Corp · Underground
Controlled by Newmont Corporation
Gila County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0200825

MSHA record for Miami East Mine (mine ID 0200825). 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
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Cities Service Company 1950 to 1983
  2. Pinto Valley Copper Corp 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Miami East Mine 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

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 9, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Pinto Valley Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING UP DAMAGED SOCKET X 1 DRIVE IN AN IMPACT WRENCH THE SOCKET B*ROKE AND LACERATED THE EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER THE INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES.

1983 · 1 incident

November 4, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pinto Valley Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING BITS FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER HEAD WITH A 4 LB. SINGLE JACK 183EMPLOYEE FELT P THE HEAD OF THE SINGLE JACK CAME LOOSE FROM THE HANDLE STRIKING THE VICTIM ON SAFETY GLASSES - BRUISING THE LEFT EYE LID AND CHEEK.