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Creede Mill: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Foust Tony
Mineral County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502557

MSHA record for Creede Mill (mine ID 0502557). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Minerals Engineering Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Creede Mill sits in Mineral 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.
Mineral County, Colorado · Population 799
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,455
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

October 27, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Minerals Engineering Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ON HANDS AND KNEES INSPECTING ALIGNMENT OF COMPRESSOR WHEELS ON LOWBOY TRAILER. HE STARTED TO GET UP, HE HEARD A SNAP AND FELT SHARP BURNING PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. DAMAGE NOT KNOWN AT THI S TIME.

1986 · 1 incident

March 31, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Minerals Engineering Company · Fall from ladders

EMPL STANDING O3 LADDER WORKING ON OVERHEAD AIR LINE.FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO WRENCH NECK AND BACK AND PUT EXCESSIVE STRAIN ON ARMS.

1983 · 1 incident

November 2, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Minerals Engineering Company · Fall from machine

COMPRESSOR WAS BEING MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION. EE WAS STANDING ON COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR OVERTURNED PINNING LEG BETWEEN RIB & COMPRESSOR.