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Magma Copper Company: 1 recorded fatality operator

Controlled by Magma Copper Company

MSHA operator ID: L00189

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Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 637
Mines on record: 5
Years on record: 1983–1987

Top causes

HANDLING OF MATERIALS 1 fatality · 171 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 158 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 85 non-fatal
MACHINERY 76 non-fatal
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 50 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 45 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1987

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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Where Magma Copper Company stands on silica, penalties, and injury rate

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