Mining Incidents

SWEETWATER GARNET MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Sweetwater Garnet Inc · Facility
Controlled by Absolut Resources Corp
dillon, Beaverhead County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402103

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
17
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,237
proposed penalties
$0
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 0 0 0
2002 Q2 7,071 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 4,932 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 3,306 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

February 21, 2002 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sweetwater Garnet Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING 5' UP MOVING EQUIPMENT W/CHAINS. HE GRABBED A PIECE OF STEEL TO HOLD HIS BALANCE. THE WELDS ON THE STEEL BROKE CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED WITH ALL WEIGHT O N RIGHT FOOT. BROKE HEEL BONE IN 2 PLACES.

2001 · 1 incident

September 10, 2001 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Sweetwater Garnet Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING A PIECE OF 2 1/2 X 2 1/2 ANGLE IRON IN VICE. IRON SLIPPED OUT OF VICE AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.