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Cathedral Bluffs Metal/Non-Metal

Emrx Corp · Underground

Controlled by Kofford Kay G

Garfield County, CO · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0503140

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 4
Years on record: 1983–1989
Latest incident: Jul 1989

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

July 25, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Emrx Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HOLDING ONE END OF ANGLE IRON WHILE OTHER END WAS BEING CUT WITH TORCH.AS CUT WAS FINISHED ANGLE IRON DROPPED HITTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER CATCHING IT AGAINST LADDER .REQ 2 STITCHES.

1983 · 3 incidents

August 19, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Company · Struck by falling object

ELEC CONDUIT CLAMP WAS IMPROPERLY USED AS CRAWL BEAM END STOP.DEFECTIVE MOTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT.TROLLEY AND CHAIN-FALL CAME OFF END OF CRAWL BEA M AND DOWN ONTO EMPL HAND.

March 23, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)

Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING GUIDE BOLTS FOR CAGES,LIFTING 1\\ IMPACT WRENCH ABOVE HEAD,PULLED TENDONS IN BOTH ARMS.

February 5, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING A FAN FROM ITS PLATFORM 6\ ABOVE THE GROUND, A PROPANE PURGE CAUSED A FLASH AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO SAFETY APPROX 6\ LANDING ON FROZEN GROUND BREAKING HIS HEEL