Mining Incidents

Cripple Creek Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Stephen Schnurr
Teller County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503797

MSHA record for Cripple Creek Pit (mine ID 0503797). 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
1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Rocky Mountain Materials Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cripple Creek Pit sits in Teller County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.2% 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.
Teller County, Colorado · Population 24,774
2.2%
Mining share of county employment
$80,666
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

December 29, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rocky Mountain Materials Inc · Fall from machine

CLEANING FROST PIECES OUT OF CRUSHER. SLIPPED OFF AND LANDED ON RIGHT WRIST.