Mining Incidents

GEOCASTMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Thomas P Clark
Adams County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504662
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Feb 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CREW WAS MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE SCREEN PLANT'S FEED HOPPER TO ACCOMMODATE A GRIZZLY. THESE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RAMP TO THE FEED HOPPER. THE CREW WAS INSTALLING CONCRETE BARRICADE BLOCKS TO SUPPORT THE RAMP FOUNDATION USING AN EXCAVATOR TO PLACE THE BARRICADES. THE BLOCKS WERE BEING PLACED SUSPENDED BY A CHAIN. ONE EDGE OF THE BLOCK WAS PLACED AND THE