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Emma Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Dolores Canyon Mines Inc · Underground
Controlled by Harold Watts
Dolores County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503605

Emma Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Feb 1983
Ownership history
  1. Rado Reef Resources Inc 1980 to 1987
  2. Watts Mining & Development Corp 1981 to 1982
  3. Dolores Canyon Mines Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 1
1987 4
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Emma Mine sits in Dolores County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Dolores County, Colorado · Population 2,385
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$70,490
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

February 21, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rado Reef Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SUBJECT WAS CARRYING TOYO 280 ROCK DRILL. AFTER SETTING DOWN THE DRILL HAD HADD DIFFICULTY STRAIGHTENING UP HIS UPPER BACK & DIFFICULTY BREATHING. EVENTUALLY HE FELL TO THE FLOOR & WAS UNABL E TO GET UP BY HIMSELF.