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Saratoga Leach Site: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Saratoga Mines Inc · Facility
Gilpin County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503879

Saratoga Leach Site has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Saratoga Mines Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1984 7
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Saratoga Leach Site sits in Gilpin 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.
Gilpin County, Colorado · Population 5,877
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$88,654
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

1984 · 1 incident

June 5, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Saratoga Mines Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SLIDING FILTER PRESS PLATES ON SIDE RODS IN ORDER TO CLEAN UNIT. 1 OF THE PLATES CAME FREE FROM SIDE ROD OPPOSITE WHERE EE WAS STANDING & DROPPED THRU CENTER OF PRESS PINNING EES HAND ON SIDE ROD IMPACT OPENED CUT ON SIDE OF FINGER, REQUIRING 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE.