South Platte Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HAND CUT WHEN CAUGHT IT BETWEEN SCREEN SHAKE & PIPE.
Brighton Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
South Platte Aggregates Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Cross Marvin D
Weld County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504141
Brighton Pit has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- Southplatte Aggregates Inc 1986 to 1987
- South Platte Aggregates Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 8 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1986 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Brighton Pit sits in Weld County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.4% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Weld County, Colorado · Population 340,711
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$93,287
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1987 · 2 incidents
November 19, 1987
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
South Platte Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object
WALKING UNDER CONVEYOR AND DIRT FELL DOWN AND GOT SAND INTO THE RIGHT EYE.