Mining Incidents

Gilt Edge Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Fergus County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401030

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

October 15, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Struck by flying object

EMPL STRUCK VALVE TO OPEN IT TO BLEED OFF PRESSURE ONWATER JACK TANK & FILLER VALVE BLEW OFF & STRUCK HIM IN HEAD.

July 12, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING STEEL OUT OF A HOLE. STEEL HUNG UP IN MACHINE. EMPLOYEE TOOK A PIPE WRENCH WITH A BROKEN HANDLE TO TAP IT BACK IN LINE. HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS FINGE R BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND UPPER JAW EXTENSION. WHEN HE STRUCK THE STEEL HE BROKE HIS FINGER.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 6, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS JACKING TRAILER DOWN TO HITCH ON TRUCK. JACK SLIPPED CAUSING HANDLE TO SNAP UP PINNING LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE & JACK.

August 10, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Blue Range Mining Company L P · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN REGARDS TO THIS CLAIM STATE WORKMANS COMPENSATION INFROMED ME TO GIVE A WRITTEN SYNOPSIS OF MY CONVERSATION WITH I NAME WHICH OCCURRED 8/16/89 PM I WAS INFROMED OF THIS INCIDENT 8/16/89 AM VIA A FELLOW AND FRIEND OF I NAME HE AGREED AS H DUE TO THE LOST WORK TIME INVOLVED I THOUGHT IT BEST TO REPORT THIS AND TALKING WITH I NAME HE AGREED AS HE COULD BE LOOKING AT SURGERY IN THE