Mining Incidents

Hector Placer MineMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Mike London
Alma, Park County, CO · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0504989
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Dec 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE was operating backhoe & stopped to grease machine. He placed bucket next to 15' highwall to grease. He said he was struck w/rock from HW on shoulder. MSHA rules & company site specific rules were not followed pertaining to highwalls. Training had included discussion of HW safety. Miner was never observed greasing machine next to HW before.