Mining Incidents

Lorencito Canyon MineCoal

Weston, Las Animas County, CO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504712
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Apr 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2002 · 5 incidents

Struck by flying object

FOREIGN OBJECT IN CONJUNCTIVA.

Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER FOR DINNER & SLIPPED ON STEP (TOP) AND FELL ABOUT 5'TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LANDING.

Struck against a moving object

LOADER DRIVER LET THE BOOM DOWN, THE ROCKS & SOIL FELL IN THE BED OF THE ROCK TRUCK AND IT SHOOK AND IT JARRED EE. NOTE: THE BOOM OF THE LOADER HIT THE ROCK TRUCK FIRST.

Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OFF D-11 DOZER AND PANT LEG GOT HUNG ON STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 4 FT TO GROUND.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING OUT FELT, THE FELT WAS SLICK, HE FELL ON A ROCK.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FUELING TRIPLE 7 ROCK TRUCK & OPERATOR OF ROCK TRUCK PULLED AWAY WHILE FUEL HOSE WAS HOOKED TO TRUCK. FUEL HOSE TWISTED EE SLIGHTLY. STILL WORKING, NO LOST TIME.