Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME INSTALLI3G PLATE IN FIELD HOPPER WHEN PLATE SLIPPED JERKING LEFT ARM PULLING MUSCLE IN IT.
Littleton Plant: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Cooley Gravel Company
· Surface
Controlled by
English China Clays PLC
Arapahoe County,
CO
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500964
Littleton Plant has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1984–1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Ownership history
- Cooley Gravel Company 1950 to 1988
- Cooley Gravel Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1986 | 19 |
| 1985 | 22 |
| 1984 | 20 |
| 1983 | 17 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Littleton Plant sits in Arapahoe County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.Arapahoe County, Colorado · Population 655,709
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$97,215
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
August 9, 1986
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Cooley Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME WALKING 8OWN STAIRS AT SAND PLANT AND STEPPED ON WATER HOSE LYING ON STAIRS.HE TWISTED RIGHT FOOT FX RIGHT TARSAL BONE.
1984 · 1 incident
September 11, 1984
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME ALLEGES THAT NECK AND SHOULDER MUSCLES HAVE PAIN. THE EXACT TIME OF ALLEGED INJURY BY I.NAME IS NOT DEFINITE