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Dahlia Plant: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by English China Clays PLC
Adams County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504487

MSHA record for Dahlia Plant (mine ID 0504487). 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
1992–1994
Latest incident
Jan 1994
Ownership history
  1. Cooley Gravel Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dahlia Plant sits in Adams County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Adams County, Colorado · Population 524,408
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$91,387
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

1994 · 1 incident

January 18, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cooley Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE ALEDGES THAT WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON CRUSHER, THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OVER BACKWARDS.

1992 · 1 incident

October 9, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT WHILE LIFTING SCREEN TO SCREEN TOWER, THE SCREEN BECAME CAUGHT. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO JERK THE SCREEN FREE AND PULLED HIS ARM.