Mining Incidents

Western Gravel Incorporated: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Western Gravel Inc · Surface
Controlled by Trudell Jerry
Montrose County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504107

MSHA record for Western Gravel Incorporated (mine ID 0504107). 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
1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Western Gravel Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Western Gravel Incorporated sits in Montrose County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Montrose County, Colorado · Population 43,272
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,072
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

1986 · 1 incident

May 28, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Western Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS STANDING ON3TOP STEP OF LADDER TO START GENERATOR STEPPED UPON LANDING TO ENGAGE CLUTCH WHEN SOMEHOW THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN RADIATOR