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Pinto Valley Copper Corp operator

Controlled by Newmont Corporation

MSHA operator ID: L06116

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 122
Mines on record: 3
Years on record: 1983–1987

Top causes

POWERED HAULAGE 1 fatality · 4 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 52 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 21 non-fatal
MACHINERY 19 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 15 non-fatal
OTHER 5 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1987

1986

1985

33 (1f)

1984

1983

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

August 9, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

Pinto Valley Copper Corp · Struck against a moving object

A 50TON WATER TRUCK 10,000 GALLON CAPACITY WAS BEING FILLED AT A WATER STAND, WHEN DUMP BRAKE FAILED AND ALLOWED IT TO RUN FREE ONTO #8 ROAD AND STRUCK PICKUP #105 HEADON, WHICH WAS OPERATED B Y THE VICTIM.

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