Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher #1: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0200699

MSHA record for Portable Crusher #1 (mine ID 0200699). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. Arizona Crushers Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Portable Crusher #1 sits in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 4,491,987
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$85,518
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1988 · 1 incident

February 26, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arizona Crushers Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE REPAIRING EXHAUST PIPE ON DOZER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE ENGINE HOOD.

1984 · 2 incidents

March 22, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arizona Crushers Inc · Struck by falling object

DROPPED A PIECE OF STEEL ON FOOT.

March 12, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper POWERED HAULAGE
Arizona Crushers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING HYDRAULIC TAIL GATE ON SERVICE TRUCK & C AUGHT FINGER IN CHAIN.

1983 · 2 incidents

November 4, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Arizona Crushers Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GREASING LOADER WHEN GREEASE GUN HOSE BURST.

June 3, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arizona Crushers Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED ON LADDER COMING DOWN OFF OF LOADER AND SPRAINED WRIST