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Van Dyke Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Kocide Mining Corp · Facility
Gila County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202472

MSHA record for Van Dyke Mine (mine ID 0202472). 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
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. Kocide Mining Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Van Dyke Mine sits in Gila County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 5.8% 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.
Gila County, Arizona · Population 53,610
5.8%
Mining share of county employment
$59,089
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

February 12, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kocide Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER TO CHIP CEMENT CU FROM PRECIPITATION CONE DUMP VALVE, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

1988 · 1 incident

December 13, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kocide Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS REMOVING VALVE ON ACID LINE. LINE WAS UNDER PRESSURE GOT SPRAYED WITH ACID. ACID BURNS 1 ST AND 2 ND DEGREE ON NECK CHEST ARMS.