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Crush #1/#2: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Hocker Construction · Surface
La Plata County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504413

Crush #1/#2 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1994–1996
Latest incident
Jan 1996
Ownership history
  1. Hocker Construction 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1996 1
1995 3
1994 4
1993 3
1992 2
1991 3
1990 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Crush #1/#2 sits in La Plata County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
La Plata County, Colorado · Population 56,088
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$85,296
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1996 · 1 incident

January 22, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hocker Construction · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS KNOCKING FROZEN MUD OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING SMASHED THE LEFT RING FINGER. THIS TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO STARTING UP THE CRUSHING EQUIPMENT.

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1994 · 1 incident

July 20, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Hocker Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WITH A PRESSURE WASHER & THE PRESSURE WASHER HOSE BROKE PRESSURE FROM THE ESCAPING WATER SLICED THE 3RD FINGER ON THE RT HAND