Climax Molybdenum Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
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Henderson No 5 Shaft: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
Climax Molybdenum Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Cyprus Amax Minerals Company
Clear Creek County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503766
Henderson No 5 Shaft has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jun 1983
Ownership history
- Climax Molybdenum Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 32 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Henderson No 5 Shaft sits in Clear Creek County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 2.7% 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.Clear Creek County, Colorado · Population 9,358
2.7%
Mining share of county employment
$96,667
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.