Mining Incidents

UPTON MILL & MINEMetal/Nonmetal

Upton, Weston County, WY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800059
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A CARDBOARD SLIPSHEET. HE ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE END OF HIS FINGER WITH THE BOX CUTTER BLADE. THE CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

Fall down stairs

EE WAS WALKING UP A SET OF STEPS, WHEN HIS RT. FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE.

2001 · 2 incidents

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WHEN EE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF A PORTABLE PLATFORM IT TIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE HIS HIS CHEST ON THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.