Gold King Mines Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK FALL OF 100 - 150# STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HEAD, CAUSING MASSIVE INTERNAL INJURIES
Gold King Mine: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
Gold King Mines Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Gold King Consolidated Inc
San Juan County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504057
Gold King Mine has had 1 fatality among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Mar 1987
Ownership history
- Gold King Mines Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Gold King Mine sits in San Juan 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 Juan County, Colorado · Population 690
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$73,889
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
1 on file (excluding fatalities above)1986 · 1 incident
Gold King Mines Corp · Struck by falling object
OBSERVING PLACE4ENT OF HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINE POLES. HANDING WRENCH TO MINER TO BREAK AN IARLINE ON A DRILL USED TO DRILL BLASTHOLE. WRENCH WAS NOT GRASPED BY HIM & IN FALLING TWISTED IN HAND BREAKING THE L3TTLE FINGER BONE IN LEFT HAND.