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Hugo Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

L G Everist Inc · Surface
Lincoln County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504207

MSHA record for Hugo Pit (mine ID 0504207). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1989–1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
Ownership history
  1. L G Everist Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hugo Pit sits in Lincoln County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Lincoln County, Colorado · Population 5,561
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$54,257
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

December 11, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L G Everist Inc · Fall from machine

EE ALLEDGES WHEN CLIMBING DOWN FROM A LOADER THE BOTTOM STEP BROKE OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON A CLUMP OF DIRT ON HIS SIDE. INJURY WAS ON 12-11-93, BUT HE DID NOT GO TO A DR UNTIL 12-14-93.

1989 · 1 incident

November 21, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler OTHER
L G Everist Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING IN THE BONEYARD WITH SCAP IRON THE WIND BLEW SAND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.