Neglected: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Mine Development Inc · Underground

La Plata County, CO · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0503867

MSHA record for Neglected (mine ID 0503867). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1983
Latest incident: Nov 1983

Ownership history

Mine Development Inc 1983 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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.

La Plata County, Colorado · Population 56,088

1.1%

Mining share of county employment

$85,296

Median household income

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

November 8, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Mine Development Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS ASKED TO REMOVE BATTERY FROM AIR CONPRESSOR. ON 11/9/83 12:00 PM EMP INFORMED ME THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN REMOVING BATTERY, EMP WAS ADVISED TO CALL DR AND BE CHECKED. NO ONE ELS E WAS PRESENT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. EMP APPARENTLY LIFTED BATTERY INCORRECTLY

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Neglected sits in La Plata County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1983 · 1 incident

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