Colton Hill Prospect · Struck by flying object
THE VICTIM WAS IN CLOSE PROXIMATY OF THE BLAST SITE AT THE TIME THE EXPLOSIVES WERE DETONAYED.
Colton Hill Prospect: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Colton Hill Prospect
· Surface
Controlled by
Henry C Barbour
Oxford County,
ME
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1700628
MSHA record for Colton Hill Prospect (mine ID 1700628). 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
- 1995
- Latest incident
- Mar 1995
Ownership history
- Colton Hill Prospect 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Colton Hill Prospect sits in Oxford County, Maine, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Oxford County, Maine · Population 58,728
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$57,933
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.