Elam Construction Inc · Struck by flying object
EMP WAS USING A PRY BAR TO GET LEVERAGE TO REMOVE A ROLLER AND BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN LEFT CHEEK CAUSING A CUT.
1976 PIONEER PLANT #1: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Elam Construction Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Summit Materials LLC
Mesa County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504046
1976 PIONEER PLANT #1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1988–1997
- Latest incident
- Apr 1997
Ownership history
- Elam Construction Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
1976 PIONEER PLANT #1 sits in Mesa County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.0% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Mesa County, Colorado · Population 157,316
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$71,485
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1997 · 1 incident
1995 · 1 incident
April 3, 1995
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elam Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS SHOVELING SAND AND GRAVEL FROM LOADER BUCKET WHICH HAD SETUP IN THE BUCKET. EE WAS TWISTING SHOVEL AND THE D HANDLE ROTATED AND HANDLE SLIPPED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD FINGER CAUSING BO NE ON BACK ON HAND TO BE BROKEN.
1988 · 1 incident
June 27, 1988
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elam Construction Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A FULL 55-GALLON BARREL OF OIL WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BEFORE HE COULD GET AWAY.