Mining Incidents

Western Quarries Construction Incorporat: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Maricopa County, AZ  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0202300

MSHA record for Western Quarries Construction Incorporat (mine ID 0202300). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
Ownership history
  1. Western Quarries Construction Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Western Quarries Construction Incorporat 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

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

February 3, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Western Quarries Construction Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE DIED OF CORONARY THROMBOSIS. THIS MAN COLLAPSED AND DIED WHILE OPERATING A FRONT-END LOADER.

1986 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Quarries Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING UNDER TRANSFER BELT. SHOVEL SLIPPED ON ROCKY SO AND EMPLOYEE S RIGHT ARM IN AREA FROM ELBOW TO WRIST STRUCK TRANSFER BELT FRAME. THIS CAUSED BRUISE AND SWELLING.

August 21, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Quarries Construction Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING SUBFRAM9 OUT OF SHAKER,FELT SORENESS IN LOWER RIGHT TORSO IGNORED PAIN.3 WKS LATER WENT TO DR FOR EXAM AND DISCOVERED HAD HERNIA.

1985 · 1 incident

December 31, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ELECTRICAL
Western Quarries Construction Inc · Contact with electrical current

ELEC. CONTR. DI8NT TEST EQUIP. EMPLOYEES FLIPPED ELECTRICAL SWITCH FIRE SHOT OUT OF BOX AND BURNED HAND.