Mining Incidents

U S Soil M & M Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

U S Soil M & M · Surface
Fremont County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504388

MSHA record for U S Soil M & M Plant (mine ID 0504388). 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
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. U S Soil M & M 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

U S Soil M & M Plant sits in Fremont County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.6% 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.
Fremont County, Colorado · Population 49,394
0.6%
Mining share of county employment
$61,027
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

May 4, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U S Soil M & M · Struck by falling object

COVER BEING REMOVED FOR MAINTENANCE.EMPL GOT IT LODGED AND IN JERKING ON IT IT FELL 4' TO FLOOR STRIKING ANOTHER EMPL ON BACK,NECK AND HEAD -MINOR NECK INJURY-SPRAIN,BREAKING HARD HAT NO LOST TIME