Mining Incidents

Portable Crusher: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Pfaffenhauser Raymond
Huerfano County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0501009

MSHA record for Portable Crusher (mine ID 0501009). 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
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Huerfano Peak Sand & Gravel Inc 1950 to 1982
  2. R-J Graham Inc 1982 to 1983
  3. Pfaffenhauser Construction 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Portable Crusher sits in Huerfano County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Huerfano County, Colorado · Population 6,946
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$52,139
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

1989 · 1 incident

August 25, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Pfaffenhauser Construction · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

ARM CAUGHT WHILE APPLYING BELT DRESSING BROKEN ARM & THUMB.