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Wash Plant #1: 15 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202259

MSHA record for Wash Plant #1 (mine ID 0202259). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Arizona Crushing Company 1985 to 1986
  2. Pioneer Sand Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wash Plant #1 sits in Maricopa County, Arizona, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Maricopa County, Arizona · Population 4,491,987
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$85,518
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

June 10, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Pioneer Sand Company · Struck by flying object

BLOWING DUST AND ABRASIVE MATERIALS IN SHOP AREA.

January 18, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Sand Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DESCENDING STEEP HILLSIDE-TRIPPED & FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.

1991 · 2 incidents

February 25, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING SHIELD ON CONE- IMPROPER LIFTING.

February 22, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Pioneer Sand Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

REPAIRING BELT PULLEY -GAVE SIGNAL TO START PULLEY-PULLEY DID NOT MOVE-MAN ON GROUND DID NOT SEE SIGNAL TO TURN OFF-TRIED TO HAND TURN PULLEY-ELECTRICITY WAS ON-SO PULLEY KICKED OVER CATCHING FINGER IN SAID PULLEY.

1990 · 2 incidents

June 4, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HOOKING UP SUPPORT FOR RADAIL STACKER-LINING UP HOLES FOR LOCKING PINS USING A CAT BAR-WHEN CONVEYOR SLIPPED PINNING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND SUPPORT.

1989 · 1 incident

October 10, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Sand Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED SENT TO CLEAN FEEDER.WHILE SHOVELING DIRT HE STEPPED BACK TO CHANGE POSITION IN DOING SO HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF SCREEN GUARD WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE ON FALL ON BELT BELOW.HE STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK ON BRACE,CASUING BRUISE AND PULLED LIGAMENTS..

1988 · 1 incident

May 5, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pioneer Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR CLIMBED ONN TIRE TO CHECK OIL. FOOT SLIPED CAUSING FALL. THE FALL RESULTED IN OPERATORS LEFT EBLOW STRIKING GREASE - PUMP, CUASING CHIPPED ELBOW, AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

1987 · 7 incidents

August 25, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Pioneer Sand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TOOK ROCK OUT O0 CONVEYOR FRAME AND COAT SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT ON ROLLER.

July 7, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Pioneer Sand Company · Struck by flying object

WELDING ON EQUI1MENT AND A CAN CLOSE BY BLEW UP.

May 6, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Sand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON WATE9 PUMP AND A VALVE SMASHED HIS FINGER.

April 23, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Pioneer Sand Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

TURNED ON PRESS6RE WASHER, HOSE BLEW OFF AND SPRAYED CHEST AND KNEE.

February 21, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Sand Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WAS MOVING RAIL9OAD TIES AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN THEM.

January 8, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pioneer Sand Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

UNHOOKED PRESSU9E LINE AND STEAM SPRAYED OUT BURNED WRIST.

January 2, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant POWERED HAULAGE
Pioneer Sand Company · Struck by falling object

CHECKING OUT EQ6IP AND ROCK FELL OFF CONVEYOR AND LANDED ON FOOT.