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Section 12: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Cobb Resources Corp · Underground
Controlled by George Lotspeich
Mckinley County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901683

Section 12 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Cobb Resources Corp 1978 to present
  2. Koppen Mining Construction Corp 1979 to 1980
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 1
1984 1
1983 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Section 12 sits in McKinley County, New Mexico, 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.
McKinley County, New Mexico · Population 71,172
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$44,496
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

May 10, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cobb Resources Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

RAYNOLD CHAVEZ & BUCK JONEES BEGAY WERE UNLOADING CABLE & ELECTRICAL BOXES FROM CAGE & RAYNOLD CHAVEZ SUFFERED PAIN ON LOWER ABDOMEN.