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Plant 79: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Superior Materials · Surface
Controlled by Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc
Apache County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201936

MSHA record for Plant 79 (mine ID 0201936). 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
1983–1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Superior Companies 1979 to 1997
  2. Superior Materials 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Plant 79 sits in Apache County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Apache County, Arizona · Population 65,680
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$40,338
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

1985 · 1 incident

November 4, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Superior Companies · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS HOLDING3MATERIAL WITH LEFT HAND AND CUTTINT TORCH WITH RIGHT HAND HE BROUGHT TRHE TORCH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND TORCH FLAME PASSED OVER HIS FINGERS CAUSING THIRD DEGREE BURNS EMP WAS NO WEARING WELDING3GLOVES

1983 · 2 incidents

September 27, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Superior Companies · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON A HAUL TRAILER. HE WAS GRINDING INTO A METAL SLOT, THE GRINDER GRABBED METAL AND EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP, GRINDER FLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.

September 12, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Superior Companies · Struck against stationary object

WALKING DOWN DIRT EMBANKMENT CARRYING 5 GAL CAN TO BE FILLED WITH DIESEL FUEL WHEN HE STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK AND FELL.SPRAINED HIS BACK.