Mining Incidents

Dolores County Road Department operator

Controlled by Dolores County-Co
MSHA operator ID: L32642
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Mines on record
1
Years on record
1984
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2011
8
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,041
proposed penalties
$1,041
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2011
8
inspections on record
109
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 109 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$1K
proposed penalties
$1K
current assessed
$1K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
8 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2024-09-19.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

1984
3 (1f)

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
April 5, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Dolores County Road Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS BLASTING, SOME SHOTS DIDN\T GO OFF. RELIT MISSES, RETURNED TO SCENE TOO SOON. MISS WENT OFF KILLING HIM. INJURING OTHERS.

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