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Gove Canyon Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Douglas County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503704

Gove Canyon Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Dec 1984
Ownership history
  1. Colorado Silica Sand Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1987 0
1986 0
1985 1
1984 2
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Gove Canyon Pit sits in Douglas County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Douglas County, Colorado · Population 368,283
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$145,737
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

December 17, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Silica Sand Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF LOADER AND GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN BATTERY CABLE, FELL OFF LOADER TO GROUND BRUISED RIGHT HIP AND PULLED MUSCLES IN RIGHT LEG AND GROIN PULLED AND BRUSED MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG.