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Blakeland Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Western Paving Construction Company · Facility
Controlled by Redland Plc
Douglas County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503947

Blakeland Pit has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Western Paving Construction Company 1984 to 1987
  2. Western Paving Construction Company 1987 to 1988
  3. Western Paving Construction Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1989 5
1988 7
1987 8
1986 9
1985 5
1984 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Blakeland Pit sits in Douglas County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Douglas County, Colorado · Population 368,283
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$145,737
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

August 11, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Paving Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE AND AN2THER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING A ROCK FROM CRUSHER CONE. WHEN LIFTING ROCK OUT OF CONE, EMPLOYEE HURT LEFT HIP.

1986 · 1 incident

October 6, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Paving Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT CR6SHER BAGHOUSE DISCHARGE AUGER AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND.

1984 · 1 incident