Mining Incidents

Clay County Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Winstock Mining Corp (Us) · Underground
Gilpin County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503530

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

August 24, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Winstock Mining Corp (Us) · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TIMBER WITH COMPRESSED AIR CHAIN SAW. CONTRARY TO SAFETY RULES, HE WAS USING THE TIP. THE SAW SKIPPED OUT OF TBLE CUT, CUT THAROUGH HIS BOOT AND INTO HIS LEFT BIG TOE, SE VERING TWO TOP TENDONS. PHYSICIAN TOLD EMPLOYEE IMPAIRMENT WILL BE MINOR.