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Coal Basin: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Carbondale, Pitkin County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502342

MSHA record for Coal Basin (mine ID 0502342). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Mid-Continent Resources Inc 1973 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Coal Basin sits in Pitkin County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Pitkin County, Colorado · Population 17,119
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$100,318
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

December 21, 1983 CO · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mid-Continent Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING A LONG-HANDLED SHOVEL TO PRY OUT A LOOP OF CABLE OUT OF SOME FROZEN DIRT AND ICE. HE WAS INTENDING TO REMOVE THE CABLE. AS HE PRIED THE BUSHING CRACKED AND HE POPPED HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH WITH THE SHOVEL HANDLE. HIS UPPER LIP SPLIT OPEN LEAVING A LACERATION WHICH TOOK SUTURES

April 5, 1983 CO · Coal hoistman, hoist operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mid-Continent Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING OUT A DOORWAY TO A POWER CENTER HOUSED ON THE SURFACE OF THE MINE. THE DOOR WAS HINGED AT THE TOP AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE HAD ENTERED HE WIRED THE DOOR UP. AS HE BACKE D OUT OF THE DOORWAY, HIS HANDS ON THE DOOR FRAME, HE HIT THE DOOR AND IT CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS FINGERS. HE INCURRED 2 FRACTURES ON HIS RIGHT HAND.