Dry Cottonwood Creek Metal/Non-Metal

American Gem Corp · Surface

Deer Lodge County, MT · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2402053

MSHA record for Dry Cottonwood Creek (mine ID 2402053). 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: 1995
Latest incident: Jul 1995

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1995 · 1 incident

July 11, 1995 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) ELECTRICAL

American Gem Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE STARTUP OF OUR PRIMARY JIG. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE OPENED THE MAIN ELECTRICAL PANEL TO RESET THE BREAKER WITHOUT FIRST SHUTTING DOWN THE POWER SOURCE AND LOCKING O UT. UPON OPENING THE PANEL AN ARC WAS CAUSED BY UNKNOWN REASON & A FLASH FIRE TOOK PLACE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST RECEIVED LOCK-OUT TRAINING PROCEDURE & THEIR OWN LOCKS, 1 WEEK PRIOR. 2ND DEGRE

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