Mining Incidents

Desert Construction IncOperator

Controlled by Thomas Short; Linda Short
MSHA Operator ID: L01769
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
10
Mines on record
2
Period
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Top causes

  • MACHINERY1 fatality · 1 non-fatal
  • HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 non-fatal
  • SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 non-fatal
  • OTHER1 non-fatal
  • POWERED HAULAGE1 non-fatal

Incident timeline

2023
1
2019
1
2014
1 (1f)
2008
2
2007
1
2004
1
2002
1
2000
2

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
Fall from machine

During maintenance, a miner was struck by the boom of an excavator that was being used to position crusher parts; causing him to lose balance and fall approximately 11 feet. The fall resulted in several broken bones. MSHA arrived on site the afternoon of the accident and started an investigation. *Employee died on 5/26/2015.