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Lamar Concrete Division: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Valco Inc · Surface
Controlled by Thomas E Brubaker
Prowers County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0501052

MSHA record for Lamar Concrete Division (mine ID 0501052). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
Ownership history
  1. Valco Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lamar Concrete Division sits in Prowers County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Prowers County, Colorado · Population 11,931
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$57,601
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

September 24, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Struck against stationary object

YPUT FINGER ON PULLEY BELT TO STOP IT FROM GOING BACKWARDS, IT CUT HIS FINGER.

June 27, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH A KNIFE,THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB.

1989 · 1 incident

January 6, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Valco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING FORM CRUSHER TO CONTROL PANEL TO SHUT DOWN PLANT RAN OVER BOULDER PILE TWISTING R ANKLE.

1988 · 1 incident

July 18, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO ADJUST CONE CRUSHER IN GRAVEL PLANT.I.NAME USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO ADJUST CONE,I.NAME LOOKING ON,I.NAME MISSED CONE AND HIT I.NAME ON NOSE WITH IT.