Mining Incidents

CENTENNIAL Metal/Non-Metal

Montrose County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502993

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1985 · 4 incidents

April 15, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Minerals Recovery Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN AND HIT BACK WITH RIGHT HAND AND BROKE HIS RIGHT WRIST.

March 12, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Minerals Recovery Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING JACKLEG DRILL OUT OF HOLE AND TWISTED LOWER RIGHT BACK

1984 · 2 incidents

1983 · 2 incidents

February 15, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Minerals Recovery Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK BY BENDING OVER IN BACK OF ELMAC TRUCK WHILE UNLOADING POWDER AND PRELL

January 31, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Minerals Recovery Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER SAID WHILE HE WAS BARING DOWN TOOK STEP BACKWARD AND TWISTED ANKLE, AS THE DAY WENT ON ANKLE BECAME WORSE. MINER WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEE DR. NEXT MORNING.