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Del Camino Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Western Paving Construction Company · Surface
Controlled by Redland Plc
Weld County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503627

Del Camino Pit has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Western Paving Construction Company 1980 to 1987
  2. Western Paving Construction Company 1987 to 1988
  3. Western Paving Construction Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1992 1
1991 1
1990 3
1989 2
1988 2
1987 4
1986 7
1985 5
1984 5
1983 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Del Camino Pit sits in Weld County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Weld County, Colorado · Population 340,711
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$93,287
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

1985 · 1 incident

May 9, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Paving Construction Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE TRYING TO PULL A PIECE OF MUD FROM CONVERTER BELT AND PULLED HIS BACK OUT.

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1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident