Mining Incidents

St Cloud Underground Metal/Non-Metal

St Cloud Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Equalizer Inc
Sierra County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900944

MSHA record for St Cloud Underground (mine ID 2900944). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

February 7, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Cloud Mining Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 8X8 TIMBER WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES WHEN HE MOVED ONE. ANOTHER 8X8 SLID AND HIT RIGHT AREA.

1990 · 6 incidents

December 11, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
St Cloud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL HAD JUST DRILLED A ROUND.TURNED TO MOVE,SLIPPED AND PUT HAND OUT TO STEADY SELF.CUT HAND ON ROCK.2" CUT ON OUTSIDE RIGHT HAND REQ 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

August 9, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
St Cloud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK- STRUCK MAT CAUSING IT TO FALL. HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM.

April 24, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Cloud Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING UNDERGROUND TRUCK AND LOADER TIRES) PICKED UP A TIRE AND HAD PAIN IN GROIN AREA AND BACK. (ACCISDENT OCCURRED APPROX 4-24-90. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL THIS DATE).

March 20, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
St Cloud Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING- NOTIFIED HIS PARTNER HE FELT ILL, HAD PAIN IN CHEST AND LEFT ARM. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO SURFACE AND ON TO MILL SITE TO RESCUE VEHICLE.

January 4, 1990 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
St Cloud Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF MANWAY-LAGGING FELL CAUSIGN EMPLOYEE TO DROP ARROX. 10' TO MUCK PILE RESULTING IN BROKEN RIGHT FOOT.

1989 · 6 incidents

December 6, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Cloud Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING HOSES APPARENTLY TWISTED RIGHT WRIST DID NOT NOTICE PAIN UNTIL LATER IN THE SHIFT.

September 29, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
St Cloud Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING JACKLET OUT OF HOLE WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

July 24, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Cloud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIPING WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN MOUTH, RESULTING IN CHIPPED TOOTH.

June 30, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
St Cloud Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEES WAITED APPROX. 45 MINUTES AFTER BLASTING, THEN RETURNED UNDERGROUND TO WORK ON TRUCK. APPARENTLY HIT A POCKET OF DEAD AIR. EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED CHEST PAINS, NAUSEA AND HEADACHE.

April 25, 1989 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
St Cloud Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRILLING RAISE ROUND WHEN ROCK FELL HITTING EMP IN MOUTH AND ON L HA ND THUMB OF L HAND REC SM. CUT SWOLLEN NUMB MOUTH BLEAD MOMENTS THEN STOPPED L. THUMB FRACT.

1988 · 1 incident

July 19, 1988 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
St Cloud Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

E MP. WAS WORKING IN PRODUCTION DRIFT AND SLIPED ON WATER HOSE TWISTING AN ANKLE.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 7, 1987 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Cloud Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 LIFTING A 3"X12"X6' PIECEO OF LAGGING UP INTO ANINCLINED RAISE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUSLY INJURED HIS LEFT ARM. THIS PLACED MOST OF THE STRAIN ON HIS RIGHT ARM. DURING THE L IFT THE EMPLOYE9 STRAINED OR PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

August 31, 1987 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Cloud Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE WORKING I3 A RAISE THE EMPLOYEE RUPTURED HIS LEFT BICEPT TENDON WHILE LIFTING A JACKLEG DRILL MACHINE.

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