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Bandimere Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Jefferson County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502370

MSHA record for Bandimere Pit (mine ID 0502370). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
Ownership history
  1. Western Paving Construction Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Western Paving Construction Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bandimere Pit sits in Jefferson County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Colorado · Population 579,715
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$107,800
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

December 12, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Paving Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8IDE ROCK SEPARATOR CHIPPING ON FROZEN SAND USING A PICK AND BAR TWISTED BACK- WOKE UP NEXT MORNING WITH PAINS IN NECK AREA.

1984 · 1 incident