Mining Incidents

Longmont West MineMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Amrize Ltd
Longmont, Boulder County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504660
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING ON A LEVEL HARD SURFACE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL DOWN. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND ENDED UP WITH A FRACTURED LEFT WRIST. INVESTIGATION SHOWS NO TRIP HAZARDS PRESENT.

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING A BIG ROCK OUT OF FEEDER BIN AND STRAINED RIGHT WRIST.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING COUNTERWEIGHT IN TELESMITH 48 CONE, MANTLE WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND. HE WAS WORKING NEAR BOTTOM OF COUNTERWEIGHT WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ROLLED MANTLE TO CONTINUE WORK, MANTLE ROLLED ONTO HIS FINGER.