Mining Incidents

Castle Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

El Paso County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503669

MSHA record for Castle Sand Plant (mine ID 0503669). 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
Jan 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

January 12, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Castle Concrete Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPAIRS OF HIS LOADER BY REMOVING THE WORN UNIVERSAL JOINTS. HE WAS HOLDING THE DRIVE SHAFT UP WITH ONE HAND & REMOVING THE U-JOINT WITH THE OTHER. HE DID NOT EXPECT T HE SHAFT TO WEIGH SO MUCH. WHEN THE SHAFT DROPPED HE COULDN\T LET GO FAST ENOUGH & IT FELL ON HIS FINGER.

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