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Gold Star Open Pit Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company · Surface

Controlled by Pike'S Peak Mining Company & Golden Cycle Gold Cor

Teller County, CO · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0504380

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1989
Latest incident: Apr 1989

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

April 17, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company · Fall from piled material

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF ORE PILE AND THE GROUND COLLAPSED UNDERNEATH HIM. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE SLIPPED BETWEEN TWO ROCKS, CAUSING IT TO TWIST. THE ORE PILE WAS UNUSUALLY STEEP, DUE TO B LASTING AND SLOUGHING CONDITIONS.

April 15, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor MACHINERY

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL GIVING DIRECTIONS TO CTR PERFORMING TREE CLEARING OPER.GIVING INSTRUCTIONS,1 TREE THAT HAD BEEN PUSHED OVER SPRANG UP AND HIT EMPL HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING SAFETY HANDLE ON BULLDOZER BEING USED IN OPERATION.

January 23, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH 235 CAT EXCAVATOR EXAMINING STARTER CONNECTION PRIOR TO STARTUP. HE CAUGHT HIS TAILBONE ON THE HOE HOOK UNDERNEATH AND SLIPPED TO THE GROUND FRACTURING THE TAILBONE.