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Yampa Valley Pit: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Grace John M
Routt County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0504244

MSHA record for Yampa Valley Pit (mine ID 0504244). 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
1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Ownership history
  1. Colorado Aggregate Products Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Yampa Valley Pit sits in Routt 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.
Routt County, Colorado · Population 24,990
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$104,803
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

1989 · 2 incidents

August 8, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Colorado Aggregate Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS THREADING CONDUIT USING A RIGID 300 THREADER. EE FAILED TO LET THE MACHINE STOP ROTATING BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CONDUIT, CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROTATING HEAD AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.

July 5, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Aggregate Products Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER TO PLACE THE RAILROAD RAILS ON A HOPPER EMBED. ONE END OF THE RAILS FELL FROM ITS SUPPORT WHEN THEY WERE MOVING THE OTHER END AND THEY LANDED ON EMPLOYEE'S WRIST.