Westgate Mining & Construction Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRANSPORTING RAIL ON FLATCAR AND GOING AROUND CURVE , RAIL SWUNG AND HIT EMPL ON KNEE.
Moulton Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Westgate Mining & Construction Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Mowlem John Plc
Broadwater County,
MT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400448
Moulton Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- May 1983
Ownership history
- Koppen Mining Construction Corp 1950 to 1982
- Westgate Mining & Construction Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Moulton Mine sits in Broadwater County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 2.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Broadwater County, Montana · Population 7,310
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$63,636
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
Westgate Mining & Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object
TEARING OUT TIMBER SET DIDNT BEND NAILS STOOD ON NAIL