Mining Incidents

Logan Wash: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Emrx Corp · Underground
Controlled by Kofford Kay G
Garfield County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502248

MSHA record for Logan Wash (mine ID 0502248). 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
1984–1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
Ownership history
  1. Occidental Oil Shale Inc 1950 to 1988
  2. Emrx Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Logan Wash sits in Garfield County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.5% 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.
Garfield County, Colorado · Population 62,034
1.5%
Mining share of county employment
$86,172
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

August 9, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emrx Corp · Fall onto or against objects

UNLOADING 10" PIPE FROM DECK OF CARRYDECK CRANE.INJ PUSHED PIPE OFF MACHINE STARTED TO STEP BACK,TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL ONTO 5TH WHEEL ATTACHMENT.CAUGHT THE WEIGHT OF BODY ON RIBS-LEFT SID

July 31, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Emrx Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CUTTING PLYWOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW,SET ON BOARD AFTER COMPLETING CUT.SAW GUARD DIDNT CLOSE AND SAW KICKED BACK FROM BLADE INERTIA CUTTING EMPL LEFT THIGH.SUPERFICIAL CUTS TO FATTY LAYER.

1984 · 2 incidents

June 25, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Occidental Oil Shale Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIPE ON TRUCK. HE WAS USING HAND TO STEADY PIPE SUSPENDED FROM SLING AND ANOTHER PIPE MOVED, PINCHING MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. LACERATION AND FRACTURE OF FINGER BETWEE N LAST JOINT AND FINGERNAIL.

May 17, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Occidental Oil Shale Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD PULLED TRANSMISSION FROM TRUCK AND WAS CHAINING PTO SHAFT UP TO HOLD IT OFF FROM FLOOR PTO SHAFT SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.