Umetco Minerals Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ALLEGED HEARING IMPAIRMENT.
Deremo: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Umetco Minerals Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Union Carbide Corp
San Miguel County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0501786
MSHA record for Deremo (mine ID 0501786). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1990
- Latest incident
- Oct 1990
Ownership history
- Umetco Minerals Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Deremo sits in San Miguel County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.San Miguel County, Colorado · Population 8,026
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$80,117
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1990 · 3 incidents
Umetco Minerals Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS (SILICOSIS)
Umetco Minerals Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SKIP WAS DESCENDING INTO MINE SAFETY DOGS CAUGHT STOPPING SKIP. SUDDEN STOP EXERTED EXTREME PRESSURE TO EMPLS RIGHT KNEE.
1988 · 1 incident
August 22, 1988
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
ELECTRICAL
Umetco Minerals Corp · Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE COVER ON A MAGNETIC SWITCH, WHEN THE WIRING SHORTED CREATING AN ARC. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THERMAL BURNS TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS.
1983 · 3 incidents
Umetco Minerals Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT MR. HAGER HAS "POSSIBLE EARLY SILICOSIS". THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH 30 CFR PART 50.20 BUT THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSIO N THAT THE ILLNESS WAS OCCUPATIONALLY INCURRED WHILE WORKING FOR UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION.
Umetco Minerals Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT MR. JIM HAS "MINIMAL SILICOSIS". THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH 30CFR PART 50.20 BUT THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT TH E ILLNESS WAS OCCUPATIONALLY INCURRED WHILE WORKING FOR UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION.
Umetco Minerals Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT MR. RANDOLPH HAS "SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF LUNG DISEASE". THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITHE 30 CFR PART 50.20 BUT THIS DOES NOT CONSITUT E AN ADAMISSION THAT THE ILLNESS WAS OCCUPATIONALLY INCURRED WHILE WORKING FOR UNION CARBIDE COPRPORATION.