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Rio Grande S/3: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Rio Grande Company
Adams County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0501043

MSHA record for Rio Grande S/3 (mine ID 0501043). 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
Jan 1983
Ownership history
  1. Rio Grande Company-Sand & Gravel Div 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rio Grande S/3 sits in Adams County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Adams County, Colorado · Population 524,408
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$91,387
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

January 31, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rio Grande Company-Sand & Gravel Div · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING TOWARD TRUCK-SLIPPED ON ICE AND SNOW-FELL AND CAUGHT SELF WITH RIGHT HAND-CHIPPED BONE IN RIGHT WRIST.