Mining Incidents

Lodestar Gold Hill Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter C Northcutt
Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402189

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2003–2004
Latest incident
Jul 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
24
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,476
proposed penalties
$1,476
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
2006 Q4 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 1,040 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 1,120 3 0 2678.6
2005 Q4 532 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 2,991 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 2,870 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 2,981 4 0 1341.8
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 5 incidents

July 6, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING DOWN A NUT WITH A CRESENT WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT RESULTING IN A CUT TO HAND. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE: RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AND ANTIBIOTICS.

February 9, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS INTERMITTENTLY EXPOSED TO SULFUR DIOXIDE DUE TO FLUCTUATON IN WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED. EMPLOYEE REMOVED RESPIRATOR INTERMITTENTLY TO TALK DURING START-UP TRIALS OF ROASTER.

January 20, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Over exposure to u.v. rays. A 100 watt mercury vapor flood light outer shell broke and inner shell continued to burn. All employees in the area received burns as well as eye irritation.

January 20, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Over exposure to u.v. rays. A 1000 watt mercury vapor flood light outer shell broke and inner shell continued to burn. All employees in the area received burns on skin as well as eye irritation.

January 20, 2004 MT · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Over exposure to u.v. rays. A 1000 watt mercury vapor flood light outer shell broke and inner shell continued to burn. All workers in the area received burns on skin as well as eye irritation.

2003 · 3 incidents

July 29, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Fall down stairs

ON ROLLING STAIRS AT SHOP. STAIRS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN. STAIRS MOVED. FELL DOWN 11 STAIRS (ROLLING). ENDED AT BOTTOM ON BACK.

June 16, 2003 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lodestar Mining & Exploration · Struck against stationary object

GOUGED ARM ON A PIECE OF SHARP JAGGED ROOFING TIN, WHILE SCREWING IT OFF FROM A LADDER.