Mining Incidents

Redtail: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Redtail Mining Inc · Underground
Yavapai County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202399

MSHA record for Redtail (mine ID 0202399). 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
1987–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
Ownership history
  1. Redtail Mining Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Redtail sits in Yavapai County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 1.2% 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.
Yavapai County, Arizona · Population 241,656
1.2%
Mining share of county employment
$66,106
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

1988 · 1 incident

April 21, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Redtail Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN DRILL LEG AND DRILL WHILE MOVING THE MACHINE INTO POSITION FOR OPERATION.

1987 · 1 incident

November 27, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Redtail Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 MINERS WORKIN1 ON SCOOP TRAM LOADER WITH HINGED COVER OVER BATTERIES OPEN.INJURED MINER HAD FINGER LAYING IN PATH OF COVER IF CLOSED.THE UNINJURED MINER CLOSED COVER PINCHING FINGER OF OTHE