Mining Incidents

WELLES 2Metal/Nonmetal

A M Welles Inc · Surface
Controlled by Alfred Hokanson
Norris, Madison County, MT · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 2402133
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATING THE D8 CAT & THE LOADER FEEDING GRAVEL TO THE CRUSHER. WHEN HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT HE HAD LOWER BACK PAIN ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE WORKED SATURDAY, JULY 13. THE PAIN WAS WORSE THA T NIGHT. HE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT 7-17-02. HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR 7-24-02. HE CALLED THE OFFICE 7-24-02 TO TELL ME ABOUT HIS PROBLEM.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS WORKING TO TEAR DOWN THE CRUSHER SET-UP TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. HE WAS PULLING THE CORDS ON THE GEN SET. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE.