Mining Incidents

GOLDEN'S ANDESITE WINDSOR: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Reginald V Golden
Weld County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504479

MSHA record for GOLDEN'S ANDESITE WINDSOR (mine ID 0504479). 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
1995–1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Ownership history
  1. Poudre Tech Aggregates Inc 1992 to 1999
  2. Golden'S Andesite Mining Company 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

GOLDEN'S ANDESITE WINDSOR sits in Weld County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.4% 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.
Weld County, Colorado · Population 340,711
2.4%
Mining share of county employment
$93,287
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

October 11, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Poudre Tech Aggregates Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS WASHING HIS WINDHIELD ON A TEREX HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND [APPROX] 5']. HE LANDED ON HIS REAR, JAMMING HIS BACK.

June 6, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Poudre Tech Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING NEW BELTING ON 20' CROSS CONVEYOR ON #1 SCREEN. IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING NEW BELT ONEMP TORE MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.

1996 · 3 incidents

May 17, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Poudre Tech Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS DOING MAINTENACE ON THE WASH PLANT. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE SCREEN WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB AND FELL DISLOCATING AND FRACTURING HIS THUMB.

March 1, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper OTHER
Poudre Tech Aggregates Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS MOVING A WORK BENCH INSIDE & THE HEAVY WINDS BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS EYE.

January 13, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Poudre Tech Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE PUT MUDDY GLOVE UP TO EYE, AND DIRT FELL IN.

1995 · 2 incidents

June 21, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Poudre Tech Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING WORN SCREEN CLOTH FROM SCREENING PLANT. SCREEN CLOTH WAS STUCK ON CROWN BRACE. EE JERKED ON IT TO FREE IT. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT HIT HIM THE HEAD--ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, CREATING A 1" LONG CUT. RECEIVED STITCHES.