Mining Incidents

359501 Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Raymond Ames
Morenci, Greenlee County, AZ  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0203184

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2009–2024
Latest incident
Dec 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2009
37
citations
7
significant & substantial
$4,791
proposed penalties
$4,791
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 1,477 1 0 677.0
2025 Q1 8,489 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 6,552 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 12,775 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 14,234 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 12,151 0 0 0.0
2023 Q2 0 0 0
2022 Q4 1,509 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2024 · 1 incident

December 19, 2024 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Ames Construction Inc · Flash burns (electric)

At approximately 8:10 a.m. on Thursday December 19th, 2024. The employee was attempting to troubleshoot the Screen #2 Feed located in the Allen-Bradley Cabinet, when an Arc Flash occurred resulting in burns to EE's face.

2015 · 2 incidents

July 21, 2015 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ames Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was cutting belting with a utility knife and cut leg. The knife slipped and cut leg.

March 19, 2015 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Ames Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

The employee was injured when an implement tool dropped onto his Right foot. There were several employees in the process of changing the implement tool when this happened.

2009 · 1 incident

May 3, 2009 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ames Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was replacing screens on a crusher plant. As he tightened a bolt with an impact wrench he got his finger on the end of the bolt. As ee spun the bolt with the impact wrench, the head caused a laceration to the end of his finger.