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Sahara Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hodge Terrence W
Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202235

MSHA record for Sahara Pit (mine ID 0202235). 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
1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Sahara Sand & Rock Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sahara Pit 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

2 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sahara Sand & Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLEARI3G ROCK AND SAND UNDER FEEDER HOPPER AND FORCE BELTING UP SLAPPING HIS ANKLE INTO CHANNEL BRUISED TOP PART OF ANKLE NOT SIDES

August 6, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sahara Sand & Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING LADDER ON FRONT LOADER AND TWISTED ANKLE ON 1ST STEP OF LADDER