Mendisco Mining · Struck by falling object
SETTING UP TO DRILL AND HAD BEEN BARRING DOWN AND TURNED TO GET DRILL STEEL WHEN ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
Duggan Adit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Mendisco Mining
· Underground
Controlled by
Mendisco Mark & Marce
Montrose County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500891
MSHA record for Duggan Adit (mine ID 0500891). 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
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Sep 1989
Ownership history
- Kelmine Corp 1950 to 1987
- Mendisco Mining 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Duggan Adit sits in Montrose County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.Montrose County, Colorado · Population 43,272
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,072
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1989 · 1 incident
1983 · 2 incidents
Kelmine Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Kelmine Corp · Struck against stationary object
MAN TRIP CAR DERAILED CAUSING INJURY TO TWO EMPLOYEES ONE EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD AGAINST RIB OF MINE CAUSING A STRAIN AND SCALP LACERATION AND EAR LACERATION OTHER EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN C AR AND MINE TIMBERS ALSO STRIKING EAR