Atlas Precious Metals Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE PUSHING FLAT CAR ON TRACK EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING POSSIBLE SPRAIN.ALLEGED.
Chloride: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Atlas Precious Metals Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Atlas Corp
Gunnison County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503967
Chloride has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1985.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Chloride.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Jan 1985
Ownership history
- Atlas Precious Metals Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 |
| 1984 | 9 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Chloride sits in Gunnison County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.Gunnison County, Colorado · Population 17,158
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$77,358
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.