Mining Incidents

Mine 1 & 2 Coal

Oak Creek, Routt County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500302

MSHA record for Mine 1 & 2 (mine ID 0500302). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
32
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

32 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

August 22, 1988 CO · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STANDING CLOSE TO WHERE A SLEDGE HAMMER WS BEING USED ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH. A SMALL SLIVER OF METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FORE FINGER.

January 29, 1988 CO · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE OPERAT3NG A LUBE AIR PUMP LOST BALANCE AND GRABBED HOLD OF OPERATING PUMP MECHANISM STICKING THUMB IN PUMP CAUSING NAIL TO BE TORN OFF

1987 · 4 incidents

June 1, 1987 CO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLIN1 DOWN ON A LARGE PRYBAR WITH FEET OFF FLOOR.THE PRYBAR SLIPPED ALLOWING EMPLOYEE TO COME DOWN WITH RIGHT FOOT ON UNEVEN SURFACE CAUSING ANKLE JOINT TO BIVE WAY CAUSING INJURY T O RIGHT ANKLE. 3

April 30, 1987 CO · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL DESCENDING3LADDER ON TRUCK WHEN WEDDING RING HOOKED ON SHARP SURFACE CAUSING RING TO LACERATE FINGER.

April 22, 1987 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 DOWN FROM THE BACK OF LUBE SERVICE TRUCK ONTO AN UNEVEN SURFACE ROCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL.

April 17, 1987 CO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

NO KNOWN INCIDE3T GRADUAL INCREASED PAIN ABDOMINAL AREA ROUTINE EXAMINATION AND X RAY BY DR SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT SLIPPAGE OF LAST LUMBAR VERTBRAE ON HIS 1 ST SACRAL VERTBRAE DR STATED THIS WAS CONTRIBUTED OR3AGRIVATED BY WORK ACTIVITIES.

1986 · 5 incidents

December 8, 1986 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS TAKING 2FF A TIGHT OIL FILTER WHEN FILTER BOLT CAME LOOSE THE EMP STRUCK HIS THUMB KNUCKLE ON FILTER HOUSING

November 11, 1986 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES KNEE 8ISLOCATED ON ABOVE DATE UNDER NORMAL CONDTIONS HISTORY OF PRIOR INJURY AND PROBLEM WITH WEAK KNEE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEIGHT AND WORK ACTIVITIES EMPLOYEE HAD ELECTIVE SURGERY PERF ORMED ON RT KN9E 3-19-87

September 17, 1986 CO · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE MOVING3A 55 GAL BARREL IN THE BED OF A SERVICE TRUCK SLIPPED ON A OIL SPILL AND STARTED TO FALL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH EXTENDED RIGHT ARM TWISTING AND INJURING THE RIGHT SOULDER JOINT.

March 31, 1986 CO · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WALKIN1 DOWN A 5' STEEP INCLINE WHEN HIS FEET SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO SIT DOWN HARD ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO TAIL BONE.

March 26, 1986 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE INSTALLIN1 A LARGE BEARING THE EMP ALLOWED THE BEARING TO FALL IN PLACE CATCHING THE FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS AND MASHING SAID FINGERS BETWEEN THE BEARING AND FLAT FLANGE SURFACE

1985 · 8 incidents

December 9, 1985 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE USING A 11INCH DRIVE WRENCH ON A STAND THE WEIGHT OF THE WRENCH MOVED AWAY FROM THE BODY CAUSING STRAIN TO BECK MUSCLES - THE INJURY WAS AGGRAVATED BY MOVING A HEAVY SPROCKET DRIVE SEGE MENT ONTO A FOR5 LIFT FORKS

November 4, 1985 CO · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING UPON BULLDOZER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON ICY DOZER ARM EMPLOYEE FELL WITH BODY WEIGHT PINNING LEFT ARM AGAINST SHARP EDGE OF DOZER ARM CAUSING RADIUS FRACTURE.

October 10, 1985 CO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING HIGHWALL CHAIN ON DRAGCHAIN OF DRAGLINE,TEE BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED LEFT THUMB.

June 14, 1985 CO · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING PROPEL CHAIN ON AN OVERBURDEN DRILL-USING A BAR TO PRY WITH & BAR STSING BAR TO PRY WITH & BAR SLIPED CATCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN BAR & SPROCKET

May 20, 1985 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING A LONG BAR TO HOLD UP END OF DOZER TRACK WHILE INSTALLING TRACK WEIGHT OF TRACK MOVED BAR CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN BAR & HANDRAIL.

March 25, 1985 CO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CARRYING PIECE OF METAL ACROSS THE DECK OF COAL TRUCK EMPL STEPPED ON A BOLT AND TWISTED HIS BAKCK.

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 11 incidents

October 6, 1983 CO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING AROUND SCRAPER.

August 23, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING GOVERNOR LINKAGE ON WELDER AND GOT RIGHT HAND IN ENGINE COOLING FAN.

June 21, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SWINGING A SPARE TIRE ONTO BED OF TRUCK TIRE BOUNDED BACK TRIED TO CATCH TIRE AN SPRAINED BACK

February 2, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING PROPANE BOTTLE UP LADDER OF COAL TRUCK PAIN IN LOWER BACK

January 14, 1983 CO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

POWER CABLE WAS BEING PULLED IT CAUGHT ON A ROCK THEN CAME LOOSE KNOCKING EE DOWN AMOUNG THE ROCKS.

January 13, 1983 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS WASHING UNDERSIDE OF PICKUP TRUCK PULLED ON WASHING HOSE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

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