Mining Incidents

Sheeptrail: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Dsh Resources Inc · Surface
Mohave County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202361

MSHA record for Sheeptrail (mine ID 0202361). 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
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Dsh Resources Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sheeptrail sits in Mohave 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.
Mohave County, Arizona · Population 217,420
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$55,799
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

1989 · 1 incident

January 10, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dsh Resources Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

LOST FOOTING CLIMBING OFF 988 LOADER-FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON LOADER-THEN FELL TO GROUND WHERE HE STRUCK A 55 GAL DRUM USED AS A HEATER-AND BURNED HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

1988 · 1 incident

November 26, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dsh Resources Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A CRACK ON A CAT 988 LOADER FRAME HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE LOADER PLACING HIS LEFT FOREARM ON THE SPOT BEING WELDED.