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Erie Pit: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

C & M Sand & Gravel · Surface
Controlled by David B Nystrom
Boulder County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502552

MSHA record for Erie Pit (mine ID 0502552). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Nov 1986
Ownership history
  1. C & M Sand & Gravel 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Erie Pit sits in Boulder County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Boulder County, Colorado · Population 328,317
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$102,772
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

November 18, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & M Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SCRAPER ON TOP OF STOCKPIER & LOST FOOTING EMPLOYEE FELL & SLID DOWN HILL ABOUT 25 FT

May 10, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C & M Sand & Gravel · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN OFF OF THE MACHINE AFTER CHANGING THE SCREENS, SLIPPED AND FELL 2 1/2 TO 3 FEET ONTO THE CATWALK, HITTING HIS KNEE ON THE END OF A SPRAY BAR.

April 21, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
C & M Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT, REACHED UP TO WIPE DIRT OFF OF HIS NECK. ARM WAS CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT AND ROLLERS. RICHT SHOULDER WAS BURNED, RIGHT ARM MUSC LES PULLED AND 6RUISED.

1985 · 1 incident

July 31, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & M Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING IN THE SCRAPER, REMOVING OIL PAN WHICH WAS A 55 GALLON BARREL CUT IN HALF. EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE SCRAPER, BENT OVER AND PULLED ON THE OIL PAN TO MOVE IT OUT OF HIS WAY. STRAINED LOWE9 BACK.

1984 · 1 incident

May 30, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
C & M Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER AND GRINDER KICKED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEG