New Jersey Zinc Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE POURING COAL FROM A BUCKET INTO A STOKER SANCHEZ FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP FOR A FEW MINUTES
Eagle Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Miller Enterprises
· Underground
Controlled by
Glenn T Miller
Eagle County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500411
Eagle Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Feb 1983
Ownership history
- New Jersey Zinc Company 1950 to 1983
- Miller Enterprises 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 26 |
| 1983 | 22 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Eagle Mine sits in Eagle County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.Eagle County, Colorado · Population 55,374
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$103,174
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.