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 MINE: 11 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
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
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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.- Idarado Mining Company 1950 to present
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 |
IDARADO MINE sits in Ouray County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.6% of county employment.
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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.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 4,200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
11 on file1998 · 2 incidents
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
EE WAS REMOVING GARAGE DOOR SPRING AND SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT SMALL FINGER.
1996 · 1 incident
EE WAS FABRICATING A LOADER PART. HE GOT A STEEL SLIVER IN EYE. THE STEEL WAS REMOVED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
1995 · 1 incident
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
EE WAS MIXING CONCRETE UNDERGROUND WITH PORTABLE MIXER. WHILE MOVING HANDLE ON MIXER HIS FOOT LSIPPED ON THE WET RAIL.
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)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING COLLAR HOLE WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON AND WAS STRUCK IN LEFT EYE BY A PIECE OF STEEL.
1993 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW HOW OR WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.
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
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A PIECE OF 6IN PLASTIC PIPE & STRAINED HIS BACK