Mining Incidents

Magma Copper Company operator

Controlled by Magma Copper Company
MSHA operator ID: L00189
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
637
Mines on record
5
Years on record
1983–1987

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Incident timeline

1987
37
1986
174
1985
118 (1f)
1984
142
1983
166

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
October 16, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Magma Copper Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

WHILE LOADING TRAINS,EMPL LEFT DOOR ON RAISE OPEN,CAUSING SPILL OF MUCK AND WAS BURIED.EMPL PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL,SUFFOCATION.

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