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Turkey Flats Pit 17: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Jefferson County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0503969

MSHA record for Turkey Flats Pit 17 (mine ID 0503969). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Western Paving Construction Company 1984 to 1987
  2. Western Paving Construction Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Turkey Flats Pit 17 sits in Jefferson County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.8% 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.
Jefferson County, Colorado · Population 579,715
0.8%
Mining share of county employment
$107,800
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

August 7, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Paving Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP SHOVELING MUD BENEATH COVEYOR-TURNED WRONG-PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER