Mining Incidents

Tangerine Road Plant: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Calmat Company
Pima County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0201054

MSHA record for Tangerine Road Plant (mine ID 0201054). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Kroecker Contracting Company Inc 1950 to 1983
  2. R E Miller Paving & Construction Inc 1983 to 1988
  3. Calmat Company Of Arizona 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Tangerine Road Plant sits in Pima County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Pima County, Arizona · Population 1,049,947
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$67,929
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

October 19, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP GUARD WITH LEFT HAND AND PROCEEDED TO WELD GUARD BRACKET. HE FLICKED WELDING HELMET DOWN; BUT BEFORE IT COVERED HIS EYES, THE WELDING ROD ARCED AGAINST TRUCK BODY.

February 14, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK.

1991 · 1 incident

June 15, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING NEW CONVEYOR BELT ON OVERLAND CONVEYOR, STANDING ON COUNTER WEIGHT CARD, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACK INTO GUARD RAIL, HIT UPPER RIGHT HIP AND LOWER BACK AREA.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 13, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ADJUSTING BELTS ON DEVER RECLAIM PUMP, ADJUSTED SCREWS WITH PIPE WRENCH, STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

July 5, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANIGN SCREENS ON TRAP SAND DECK AND CLIMBED DOWN OVER THE SIDE OF THE SHAKER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING LANDED ON CATWALK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

1986 · 1 incident

July 7, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
R E Miller Paving & Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LEAVING F9EDER ROOM WITH GREASE GUN IN HAND GUN HOSE GOT CAUGHT IN CARRIAGE ROLLERS JERKING LEFT ARM AND IN PROCESS PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.