Mining Incidents

West Farm Pit-Dry Screen OperationMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by James C Marvel Jr
Lamar, Prowers County, CO · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0505026
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2021
Latest incident
Dec 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

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

low light, cold weather, and thick work gloves were contributing factors in the employee smashing the tip of left hand pinky finger between a hammer and steel. The finger tip was swollen and employee was told to not use that finger for the next two weeks by the doctor.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was pulling a compressor on wheels while walking backwards. EE tripped over the edge of the loader bucket and fell backwards and landed on EE's rear end. The employee was sent to a doctor for back pain. EE was diagnosed with a lumbar strain. The employee was off of work for 9 days. After the 9 days EE was fully released by EE's doctor.