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Cappellucci Pit #1: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by James W C
Las Animas County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503971

MSHA record for Cappellucci Pit #1 (mine ID 0503971). 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
1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984
Ownership history
  1. J & M Aggregates Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cappellucci Pit #1 sits in Las Animas County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.5% 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.
Las Animas County, Colorado · Population 14,392
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$50,408
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

1984 · 1 incident

July 25, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
J & M Aggregates Inc · Struck against a moving object

HOUGH FRONT END LOADER ROLLED OVER WHEN FEEDING A HOPPER. THE BANK CAVED OFF. THE LOADER TURNED OVER AND CAME UP ON ITS WHEELS. I. NAME SUFFERED 4 FRACTURES IN HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT.