Mining Incidents

Carbondale PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Carbondale, Garfield County, CO · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0504481
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2003–2015
Latest incident
Sep 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Truck driver was filling water truck from trailer mounted pump at irrigation ditch. Tripped on water hose hitting his forehead and right elbow on concrete head wall. Was given first aid on site and taken to hospital where he received 4 stitches on nose.

2003 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS LEVELING SCREEN DECK WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF JACK CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A CONCRETE BLOCK. EE WAS USING THE WRONG SIDE OF JACK, NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO HIS SURROUNDINGS.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE STACKING BLOCKS, LOADER OPERATOR LIFTED CABLE CATCHING EE THUMB. LACK OF COMMUNICATION WAS CITED AS CAUSE.