Mining Incidents

Sherman Mine: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Leadville Corp · Underground
Controlled by Risk Robert
Lake County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0500604

MSHA record for Sherman Mine (mine ID 0500604). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
Ownership history
  1. Day Mines Inc 1950 to 1981
  2. Hecla Mining Company 1981 to 1987
  3. Leadville Corp 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sherman Mine sits in Lake County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 3.4% 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.
Lake County, Colorado · Population 7,411
3.4%
Mining share of county employment
$93,655
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1987 · 1 incident

June 5, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leadville Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER COLLECTIN1 WATER SAMPLE,EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO SNOW DRIFT AND BROKE THROUGH SNOW CAP.

1984 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hecla Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR-ARC ATTACHMENT TO THE WELDER WHEN HOT METAL DROPPED AND BURNED THROUGH HIS PANT LEG AND DROPPED INTO HIS BOOT, BURNING THE BACK HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE D OCTOR UNTIL 7-17-84 AND WAS ONLY OFF THE JOB ON 7-18-84.

June 22, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS UNLOADING ORE CARS WHEN LIGHT BATTERY SLID AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE STOMACH AND GROIN AREA

1983 · 2 incidents

August 9, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CUT HAND AT BASE OF RIGHT THUMB WITH BANDING TOOL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL JACKLEG MUFFLER.