Mining Incidents

Gas Hills Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Union Carbide Corp
Fremont County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800862

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1983 · 4 incidents

December 7, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Umetco Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object

SONNENSCHEIN AND WILLIAMS HAD BROUGHT A 651 CATERPILLAR SCRAPER INTO THE SHOP TO REPLACE ROUTER BITS AND CUTTING EDGES. JUST BEFORE COMPLETION OFTHE JOB ONE OR MORE PIECES OF FROZEN DIRT, SNOE SNOW & ICE WEIGHING APPROX 800 POUNDS FELL ON SONNENSCHEIN. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED LEFT TIBIA A FRACTURE OF THE PELVIS A FRACTURE MANDIBLE AND A LACERATION OF THE CHIN WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIO

April 11, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Umetco Minerals Corp · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF D-9 CAT. EMPL STEPPED FROM TRACK TO DOZER ARM,AS WEIGHT WAS PUT ON ARM HIS FOOT SLIPPED .FELL BACKWARD AND GRABBED FOR HAND HOLD ON FENDER,TWISTING HIS BACK.

April 5, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Umetco Minerals Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE AWS MOUNTING LADDER TO CAB OF 659-B CATTERPILLAR END DUMP TRUCK STRAINED MUSCLE OF LEFTR LEG AT OUTSIDE OF HIS KNEE

February 22, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Umetco Minerals Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BUCKET OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER POWDER WITH A POCKET KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT SMALL FINGER REQUIRING 3 SUTURES TO CLOSE