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Anvil Points Mine: 1 reportable incident 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
Ownership history
  1. Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company 1950 to 1979
  2. Development Engineering Inc 1979 to 1982
  3. U S Department Of Energy 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Anvil Points Mine sits in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 9.1% 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.
Rio Blanco County, Colorado · Population 6,518
9.1%
Mining share of county employment
$72,620
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

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.