Mining Incidents

Cathedral Bluffs: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Emrx Corp · Underground
Controlled by Kofford Kay G
Garfield County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503140

MSHA record for Cathedral Bluffs (mine ID 0503140). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
Ownership history
  1. Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Company 1950 to 1988
  2. Emrx Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cathedral Bluffs sits in Garfield County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garfield County, Colorado · Population 62,034
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$86,172
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

July 25, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Emrx Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HOLDING ONE END OF ANGLE IRON WHILE OTHER END WAS BEING CUT WITH TORCH.AS CUT WAS FINISHED ANGLE IRON DROPPED HITTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER CATCHING IT AGAINST LADDER .REQ 2 STITCHES.

1983 · 3 incidents

August 19, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Company · Struck by falling object

ELEC CONDUIT CLAMP WAS IMPROPERLY USED AS CRAWL BEAM END STOP.DEFECTIVE MOTOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT.TROLLEY AND CHAIN-FALL CAME OFF END OF CRAWL BEA M AND DOWN ONTO EMPL HAND.

March 23, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING GUIDE BOLTS FOR CAGES,LIFTING 1\\ IMPACT WRENCH ABOVE HEAD,PULLED TENDONS IN BOTH ARMS.

February 5, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Cathedral Bluffs Shale Oil Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING A FAN FROM ITS PLATFORM 6\ ABOVE THE GROUND, A PROPANE PURGE CAUSED A FLASH AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO SAFETY APPROX 6\ LANDING ON FROZEN GROUND BREAKING HIS HEEL