Mining Incidents

United Verde Extension (Edith Shaft): 16 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Arizona Resources Inc · Underground
Controlled by Budge A F Mining Ltd
Yavapai County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202066

MSHA record for United Verde Extension (Edith Shaft) (mine ID 0202066). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1988–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. Phelps Dodge Corp 1981 to 1985
  2. Brooks Minerals Inc 1985 to 1986
  3. Arizona Resources Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

United Verde Extension (Edith Shaft) 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

16 on file

1992 · 1 incident

July 28, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Arizona Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

49559 WAS UNLOADING TIMBER AT THE TOP OF A RAISE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT HAND BY A FALLING ROCK, CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION OF THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

1991 · 2 incidents

October 23, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HOISTING
Arizona Resources Inc · Fall down raise, shaft or manway

TIMBER SKIP IN MANWAY RAISE HUNG UP BEING HOISTED UP THE RAISE. INJURED PARTY WENT TO FREE THE SKIP. SKIP SWUNG LOOSE AND KNOCKED MINER FROM THE LADDER ON WHICH HI WAS WORKING. INJURED PARTY F ELL APPROX. 30 FT DOWN THE RAISE.

1990 · 7 incidents

October 5, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Resources Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

MINER WAS MUCKING WITH CAVO 310 MUCKER WHEN A BOULDER ROLLED OFF OF MUCK PULE CATCHING MINER ON THE ANKLE AND SEVERELY LACERATING IT.

May 31, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arizona Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER STRAINED SHOULDER 5-31-90 WHILE MOVING A HEAVY STRING OF DRILL STEEL. ON 6-14-90 MINER RESTRAINED SHOULDER CAUSING PAIN. HE THEN WENT TO A DOCTOR.

April 25, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arizona Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINE MECHANIC WAS LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT & STRAINED HIS BACK

March 29, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

DROP STRING OF DRILL STEEL ON TOE WHILE DRILLING IN BACK

March 13, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Arizona Resources Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER SUFFERED APPARENT NON-WORK RELATED STROKE WHILE WORKING IN STOPE PREPARING TO BLAST BOULDERS.

February 13, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arizona Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MOVING HEAVY LADDERS ONE LADDER FELL AND CAUGHT MINERS ARM CAUSING COMPRESSION FRACT BELOW ELBOW ANDSTRAINED LIGAMENTS IN WTRIST

January 11, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Arizona Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS OPERATING A CAVO 310 MUCKER. WHILE BACKING UP TO THE GRIZZLEY, THE ROPE BROKE OFF AN AIR HOSE STRIKING THE MINER'S RIGHT KNEE CAUSING PAIN ON INSIDE OF KNEE.

1989 · 5 incidents

December 7, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Arizona Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS REEMING OUT A HOLE WITH A 7/8 INCH BIT IN A 1/2 DRILL. THE BIT HUNG UP CAUSING THE HANDLE TO PINCH THE LEFT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES.

August 31, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arizona Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE JACKING MOTOR BAK ONTO TRACK THE JACK SLIPPED A MOTOR FELL BREAKING MINERS FINGER DR XRAYED AND SPLINTED FINGER

March 21, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Arizona Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRILLING UNDERGROUND AT THE UVX MINE THE MINER MADE A RAPID TWISTING MOTION AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MINER WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR FOR BACK ADJUSTMENT

February 24, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Arizona Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOST GRIP WHILE USING A GRINDING WHEEL ALLOWING PORTABLE GRINDER TO LACERATE WRIST

1988 · 1 incident

October 17, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Arizona Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

WHEN ON RETURN TRIP TO CHUTE NO 1 ORE CAR JUMPED THE TRACK STRIKING AIRLINE CAUSING AIRLINE TO BLOW APART.ORE CAR DERAILED BY ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM RECAR ON THE WAY OUT TO SHAFT.