Mining Incidents

Stringtown Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Leadville Corp · Facility
Controlled by Risk Robert
Lake County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502267

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

July 14, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leadville Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I NAME WAS CARRYING A SRL PUMP BARREL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET SLICK FLOOR (DUE TO EARLIER FLOCCULANT SPILL) FALLING ON HIS BACK AND ELBOWS HIS ELBOWS WERE INJURED AND BY THE END OF THE DAY HE COULD NOT LIFT HIS ARMS OR ANY WEIGHT NO BROKEN BONES , JUST BRUISED VERY BADLY

February 10, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leadville Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A SECTION OF POLYETHYLENE PIPE THAT WAS CLAMPED IN A FUSION WELDER THE PIPE ROTATED IN ITS CLAMP THROWING I.NAME TO THE GROUND CAUSING A LOWER BACK STRAIN

1984 · 3 incidents

September 12, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hecla Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE DOOR OF THE COMPANY PICKUP ON HIS LEFT THUMB

August 30, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hecla Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP SHOVELING MATERIAL AT THE MILL AND CUT HER RT LITTLE FINGER ON A METAL GUARD

May 23, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE WHILE HANGING WATER PIPE IN MILL SHOP