Mining Incidents

Anvil Points Mine Metal/Non-Metal

U S Department Of Energy · Underground
Controlled by United States Government
Rio Blanco County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502500

MSHA record for Anvil Points Mine (mine ID 0502500). 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
Apr 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

April 8, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
U S Department Of Energy · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED PERSON WAS BREAKING OUT 4 1/2" DRILL ROD TO COME OFF BOTTOM IN 18 FT. HOLE, 6 1/4" DIA. HE HAD INSTALLED AN ADDITIONAL WATER DEFLECTOR IN THE FORM OF A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING A ND WAS HOLDING IT IN PLACE WITH HIS FOOT WHEN THE BREAKOUT WRENCH ROTATED, CRUSHING HIS FOOT AGAINST THE MAST.

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