Mining Incidents

Carbon Valley ResourceMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by L G Everist Inc
Firestone, Weld County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503707
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Operator was climbing down stairs of compactor to check out a rattling sound on the machine. Employee was not following company policy of 3 points of contact when exiting a machine and slipped on the stairs falling into compactor wheel. Employee complained of pain in shoulder and back and was taken to hospital for testing.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Allegedly stepped off loader ladder onto a rock and twisted ankle.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Picking large clay balls off of conveyor and allegedly hurt shoulder

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE HOE TRACK WHEN HE ALLEGEDELY SLIPPED & FELL INJURING HIS BACK.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was scraping the side of the crusher with a putty knife and his hand allegedly slipped cutting 2 fingers on his right hand requiring stitches to his fingers.

Struck by falling object

Employee allegedly was changing screen at the wash plant and a piece of rust fell into his eye. He did not go to a doctor until 8-8-04.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE. RETURNED TO DR. ON 4/1/04 FOR MEDICAL CARTILAGE REPAIR. OFF WORK UNTIL 4/12/04- RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 4/28/04.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CLAYBALL. HIS LEFT LEG SLID OFF THE PLATFORM AND HE GRABBED THE RAILING WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER. HE DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 7- 22-03.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING A CRUSHER WHEN THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING WHIPPED AND ALLEGEDLY HIT HIS LEFT WRIST. THE DOCTOR SAID IT WAS A SPRAIN.

2002 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS HELPING MOVE A DIESEL PUMP WHEN HE TOOK OFF THE DISCHARGE LINE, STEAM ESCAPED AND THE EE ALLEGEDLY GOT STEAM BURNS ON HIS CHEST, ARM, AND WRIST.

2001 · 2 incidents

Unclassified, insufficient data

EE ALLEGES THAT HIS ROTATOR CUFF LEFT SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT IN 7/01 BUT HE DID NOT NOTIFY HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 9/20/01 WHEN HE WENT TO DR & HAS HAD NO WORK PROBLEMS SINCE. ON 6/19/02 HE HAD SURGERY TO THIS SHOULDER & IS OFF WORK NOW. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT HIS FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL TODAY. HE LOST NO TIME UNTIL 6/19/02

Struck by falling object

EE ALLEGEDLY CUT HIS FINGER WHEN THE CRANE WAS LOWERING A GOLD FLUME. IT DROPPED, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN AP IECE OF METAL BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGEDLY HURT HIS BACK AS HE WAS PICKING A DIRT CLOD OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT.