Mining Incidents

Northwest Industrial Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Jefferson County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504135

Northwest Industrial Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. Northwest Industrial/Gravel Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 1
1987 7
1986 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Northwest Industrial Pit sits in Jefferson County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Colorado · Population 579,715
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$107,800
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

1987 · 1 incident

June 8, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Northwest Industrial/Gravel Inc · Flash burns (welding)

CUTTING TORCH F2R SIZING AND NOTCHING 2X4 TUBING AS A SRESULT HIS EYES WERE BURNED