Mining Incidents

Lucky Strike Mine & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

MW Sorter LLC · Facility
Controlled by Joseph Harrington
Gunnison, Gunnison County, CO  ·  Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 0503845

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2004–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2018
14
citations
0
significant & substantial
$1,879
proposed penalties
$1,879
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 0 0 0
2025 Q3 0 0 0
2025 Q2 0 0 0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 8,531 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,037 1 0 99.6
2024 Q2 5,120 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 4,930 2 0 405.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

September 24, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MW Sorter LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was helping lift replacement blow bars for the crusher repair. EE went to lift the blow bar and felt a funny pinch in their back. After resting for a minute, EE decided it best to go to the hospital for evaluation. The doctor released EE without treatment and told EE not to return to work for three days. All conditions were normal at the time.

January 31, 2024 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
MW Sorter LLC · Unclassified, insufficient data

The employee passed out on the job due to a personal medical reason. The employee was found by another employee. EE was woken up and seemed confused and shaky. 911 was called out of precaution and the employee was taken down to meet the ambulance. The employee was released to return to duty on the next set of shifts.

2022 · 2 incidents

December 18, 2022 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fossil Creek Mines LLC · Fall down stairs

The employee slipped while walking down a set of stairs and landed on EE's back. EE felt good and that it was not necessary to go see a doctor. EE continued to work until 12/24/2022 and then felt bad enough that EE went to the doctor. The doctor told EE to take 10 days off and then return to light duty.

May 23, 2022 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fossil Creek Mines LLC · Fall from machine

It was a normal shift and weather conditions. The truck driver went to unstick the dump truck cover tarp and tripped and fell to the ground. EE braced the fall with hand and hurt wrist. We took EE to Urgent Care for X-ray and the results show that EE has two small bones in the hand that were fractured.

2004 · 1 incident