Mining Incidents

Anchor Tresner Coal Unit: 1 reportable incident Coal

Coal Fuels Corp · Underground
Controlled by Hoyl Alfred G
Fruita, Mesa County, CO  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0503170

MSHA record for Anchor Tresner Coal Unit (mine ID 0503170). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Dorchester Coal Company 1978 to 1987
  2. American Shield Coal Company 1987 to 1991
  3. Coal Fuels Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Anchor Tresner Coal Unit sits in Mesa County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.0% 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.
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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

June 22, 1983 CO · Coal FIRE
Dorchester Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

MINE CLASSIFIED AS IDLE-STANDBY.NO EQUIP LOCATED IN MINE AND POWER NOT ENERGIZED.WEEKLY EXAMS. BEING MADE OF MINE.HEATING NOTED IN CENTER ENTRY AND REPORTED.BY MORN OF 6-22 AREA HAD IGNITED AN SMOKE WAS VISIBLE COMING OUT OF MINE.SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION WAS FIRE CAUSE.