Mining Incidents

SCHWARTZWALDER Metal/Non-Metal

Cotter Corp · Underground
Denver, Jefferson County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500791

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jul 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
0
significant & substantial
$335
proposed penalties
$335
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
2007 Q2 2,720 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 818 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 880 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 658 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 610 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 865 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 492 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 948 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

6 on file

2001 · 1 incident

July 2, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cotter Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS KNEE (L) WHILE WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED FOR INFLAMATION.

2000 · 5 incidents

July 12, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cotter Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER, THE EMPLOYEE TURNED AND HURT HIS KNEE.

May 31, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Cotter Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPOOLING A CABLE, THE SPOOL ROD HIT THE RIB (SIDEWALL) KNOCKING A ROCK LOOSE WHICH HIT THE EE IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS LIP AND KNOCKING A TOOTH LOOSE RESULTING IN SUTURES.

April 16, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cotter Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS KILLING THE ENGINE ON THE ELMAC WHEN HIS HAND LSIPPEDOFF OF THE KILL CABLE AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE R.O.P.S. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS POSSIBLE FRACTURE, HOWEVER, THE FOLLOW-UP BY SPECIALIST INDICATED THAT IT WAS ONLY A CONTUSION.

March 21, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cotter Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART A FAN WHEN HE NOTICED A ROCK ON TOP OF THE STEEL SETS WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE IT, THE ROCKSLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS FOOT, FRACTURING THE 4TH & 5TH TOES O N HIS RIGHT FOOT.

February 23, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Cotter Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE NUMBNESS, TINGLING AND -AIN IN BOTH OF HIS WRISTS FROM YEARS OF DRILLING.