Mining Incidents

U S Hill MineMetal/Nonmetal

Velaroe, Taos County, NM · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900608
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A CONTRACTOR PICKUP TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER COULD NOT CONTAIN IT AND GOT OTHER EES TO HELP. THEY GOT A LOADER AND A DOZER. THE DOZER WAS USED TO PUSH THE BURNING TRUCK AWAY FROM TREES AN D DEBRIS. THE LOADER WAS TO BE USED TO MAKE A FIRE LINE. WHEN THEY COULDN'T CONTAIN THE FIRE, THEY WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPT. TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE.