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Valco Gunnison Concrete: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Valco Inc · Surface
Controlled by Thomas E Brubaker
Gunnison County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502177

MSHA record for Valco Gunnison Concrete (mine ID 0502177). 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
1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. Gunnison Ready Mix Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. Valco Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Valco Gunnison Concrete sits in Gunnison County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Gunnison County, Colorado · Population 17,158
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$77,358
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

1987 · 1 incident

March 23, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CARRYING 5 PIECE OF STEEL ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND SOME HAND TOOLS IN LEFT HAND UP SOME STAIRS ON THE SCREEN DECK A PAIN DEVELOPED IN LOWER BACK PIECE OFR STEEL WEIGHED APPROX. 50 LBS THIS WAS IN PREPARAT3ON FOR REPAIR TO PLANT. PLANT WAS NOT OPERATING.