IDARADO MINE
Metal/Non-Metal
Ouray County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500414
MSHA record for IDARADO MINE (mine ID 0500414). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1991–1998
- Latest incident
- Jul 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 29 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter |
Hours worked |
Citations |
S&S |
Per 1M hrs |
| 2000 Q1 |
4,200 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file
1998 · 2 incidents
July 28, 1998
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
ELECTRICAL
Idarado Mining Company · Flash burns (electric)
EE WAS CHANGING BATTERY ON A TRUCK. HE MOVED THE CHARGER LEAD CAUSING A SPARK. THE BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO WRIST AND A SPRAIN.
Idarado Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE HANGING AN OVERHEAD PHONE LINE, EE PICKED UP A SPOOL OF PHONE LINE ON A FLATCAR AND TURNED. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SENT TO A DR.
1997 · 1 incident
September 30, 1997
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Idarado Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS REMOVING GARAGE DOOR SPRING AND SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT SMALL FINGER.
1996 · 1 incident
January 13, 1996
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Idarado Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS FABRICATING A LOADER PART. HE GOT A STEEL SLIVER IN EYE. THE STEEL WAS REMOVED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
1995 · 1 incident
Idarado Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SPRAYING CEMENT, WHILE EATING HE SCRATCHED HIS EYE. THIS SCRATCHED HIS EYE. HE WAS TREATED AT THE CLINIC AND RETURNED TO WORK.
1994 · 3 incidents
December 29, 1994
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Idarado Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS MIXING CONCRETE UNDERGROUND WITH PORTABLE MIXER. WHILE MOVING HANDLE ON MIXER HIS FOOT LSIPPED ON THE WET RAIL.
August 4, 1994
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
weighman, scale person
MACHINERY
Idarado Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONCRETE PUMP HE SAT DOWN TO TAKE A BREAK WHEN HE GOT UP HE FELT A PAIN HE FINISHED SHIFT WITHOUT A PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO DOC (EPIDIDYMITIS)
May 24, 1994
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
MACHINERY
Idarado Mining Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING COLLAR HOLE WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON AND WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EYE BY A PIECE OF STEEL.
1993 · 2 incidents
Idarado Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW HOW OR WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.
July 22, 1993
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Idarado Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS LIFTING PIPE AND FELT PULL IN STOMACH. WHEN HE AWOKE THE NEXT MORNING HE HAD A SMALL SOFT AREA IN HIS STOMACH HE WAS SENT TO THE DR AND DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA HERNIA WILL BE SURGICALLY REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
1991 · 1 incident
Idarado Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A PIECE OF 6IN PLASTIC PIPE & STRAINED HIS BACK
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