October 19, 2011
Copper Basin News, Hayden, Arizona
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Accident at Resolution Copper sends man to the hospital By Taylor Beard A Superior man is listed in serious condition Monday after an accident at Resolution Copper’s East site. According to a spokesperson for Resolution Copper, Gilbert Chavez, a contractor working for Resolution Cooper on a crew that’s sinking the
#10 shaft at the East Plant, was seriously injured at approximately noon on Friday. Chavez was working at the bottom of the shaft, 4,853 feet below the surface, when a steel door fell about 50 feet from the galloway above, striking him in the lower back. The door was estimated to
weigh between 150 and 200 pounds. No other employees were injured. An investigation is underway by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, Rio Tinto and Resolution to understand how the door became unhinged and fell. Other employees on site
administered First Aid and transported Chavez to the surface where he received additional emergency medical attention from RCM medical responders and the Superior Fire Department before he was taken by helicopter to Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. All shaft work at the East
Kearny Police Report According to state law, there are two methods by which police may arrest suspected offenders. The suspect may be physically taken into the department and booked into jail, or the arresting officer may write a citation and release the suspect to appear in court later. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Only criminal citations are listed. All damages are estimates. Oct 11 Timothy Richard Payton,
18 of Kearny, was arrested for driving with a suspended license, no current registration and no proof of mandatory insurance. He later was charged with five counts of burglary to vehicles and was transported to Florence and booked into the Pinal County Adult Detention Center. Oct 12 A sixteen-year-old male juvenile was arrested and charged with theft of means of transportation and three counts of burglary to vehicles. He was transported to Florence and booked into
the Pinal County Juvenile Detention Center. Criminal damage was reported on the 300 block of Greenwich. A window of a residence was broken. Oct. 13 Christopher Ray Stevens, 32 of Peoria, was arrested on a warrant out of Maricopa County. He was transported to Florence and booked into the Pinal County Adult Detention Center. Oct. 14 A 9-year-old male juvenile was arrested for shoplifting at Gordon’s IGA.
Criminal damage was reported at Ray High School. Several sites around the football field had been spray painted with blue paint. Oct. 15 Milo D. Candelaria, 43 of Kearny, was arrested for disorderly conduct/disruptive behavior. Crystal Myra Rivera, 33 of Kearny, was arrested for DUI/ extreme. Oct. 16 Theft from a vehicle and criminal damage was reported near the Kearny Cemetery. See Police, Page 11
Plant has been suspended with the exception of water pumping activities pending completion of the investigation. Chavez is employed by Cementation and it is understood that Cementation has been working closely with the family to assist them in
any way they can. Resolution Copper also has offered its assistance with the situation. “Our focus is on Mr. Chavez and his family,” said Jon Cherry, Vice President of Resolution Copper. “He’s a member of the RCM family and our thoughts are with him and his family.”
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