Mining Incidents

Harris Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Colorado Department Of Highways · Surface
Controlled by State Of Colorado
Cheyenne County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503696

MSHA record for Harris Pit (mine ID 0503696). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Colorado Department Of Highways 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Harris Pit sits in Cheyenne County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 4.1% 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.
Cheyenne County, Colorado · Population 1,732
4.1%
Mining share of county employment
$67,768
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.