Mining Incidents

D.c.1: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dolores County-Co
Dove Creek, Dolores County, CO  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 0505208

D.c.1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 2026.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2026
Latest incident
Oct 2026
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2026
1
inspections on record
11
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 11 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Dolores County Road Department 2026 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

D.c.1 sits in Dolores County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Dolores County, Colorado · Population 2,385
1.0%
Mining share of county employment
$70,490
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 120 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2026 · 1 incident

October 20, 2026 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dolores County Road Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing off the Truck after taking pictures of a fuel line. right wrist not swollen but in pain when flexing.