Employee was swatting at a wasp. In the process the employee was stepping backwards and not watching the steps behind. The employee walked off a step and fell onto their back. The employee sustained a compression fracture to the L1 vertebrae.
Bates-Hunter Mine Metal/Non-Metal
BH Mining Company, LLC
· Underground
Controlled by
Yvel Family LLC; Pistos LLC
Central City,
Gilpin County,
CO
·
NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 0504166
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2006–2021
- Latest incident
- Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
53
citations
10
significant & substantial
$11,668
proposed penalties
$11,325
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q2 | 3,432 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q1 | 8,800 | 1 | 0 | 113.6 |
| 2023 Q4 | 9,775 | 1 | 0 | 102.3 |
| 2023 Q3 | 8,272 | 1 | 0 | 120.9 |
| 2023 Q2 | 6,679 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 4,332 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q1 | 9,424 | 2 | 0 | 212.2 |
| 2021 Q4 | 13,642 | 2 | 0 | 146.6 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2021 · 1 incident
BH Mining Company, LLC · Fall down stairs
2007 · 1 incident
November 20, 2007
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central City Consolidated Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Chemical burn to feet, lime solution 8%. Safety gear provided not used ie. rubber boots. Third degree burns in areas of the feet. Antibiotic (cephalexin) and, (Oxycodine) pain killer were prescribed. Has not been released to come to work at this time.
2006 · 1 incident
Central City Consolidated Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
While working underground lifting timbers and twisting at the same time caused some lower back pain and an injury to the rihgt hip area.