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MONTGOMERY PIT: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by CRH PLC
Eagle County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504432

MSHA record for MONTGOMERY PIT (mine ID 0504432). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1993–1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
3
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 3 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. B & B Excavating Inc 1990 to 1999
  2. B & B Excavating Inc 1999 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

MONTGOMERY PIT sits in Eagle County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Eagle County, Colorado · Population 55,374
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$103,174
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ 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.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 156 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1998 · 1 incident

January 14, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
B & B Excavating Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ATTEMPTING TO DISINGAGE A THROTTLE ON A WELD TRUCK WHILE FAN WAS RUNNING. GLOVE PULLED INTO FAN BREAKING 2 FINGERS & CUTTING OFF THE TIP OF ANOTHER. [REATTACHED PER CALL 2/8/98]

1996 · 1 incident

November 18, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & B Excavating Inc · Fall from machine

OWNER WAS STEPPING UP ON CRAN, PAD WAS SITTING ON OUTRIGGER. HE STEPPED ONTO PAD & SLIPPED BACKWARDS CAUSING HIM TO HIS HIS LEG & HIP ON THE OUTRIGGER & THE FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A MINER CUT & BRUISE. THE FALL WAS APPROX 3-4 FEET.

1994 · 1 incident

October 24, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B & B Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING A GEAR INTO PLACE USING A SLEDGEHAMMER. HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

1993 · 2 incidents

September 20, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & B Excavating Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE REPAIRING/WELDING ON A CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & HIT HIS LEG ON A PIECE OF IRON.

July 6, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
B & B Excavating Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING CRUSHER ROLLS, AT SOME TIME DURING THE SHIFT HIS EYES WERE NOT PORTECTED CAUSING HIM TO RECEIVE WELDING FLASH.