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Ouray County Gravel Pit: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ouray County-CO
Ouray County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504036

Ouray County Gravel Pit has had 1 fatality among 1 reportable incident since 1985.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. County Of Ouray Colorado 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1991 2
1990 2
1989 2
1988 2
1987 2
1986 2
1985 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ouray County Gravel Pit sits in Ouray County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.6% 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.
Ouray County, Colorado · Population 5,024
1.6%
Mining share of county employment
$84,556
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 24, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
County Of Ouray Colorado · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

THE VICTIM WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER BUCKING A 40\-50\ HIGHWALL TRYING TO BRING THE HIGHWALL IN. THE HIGHWALL FELL & BURIED THE VICTIM & TH ELOADER.