Mining Incidents

Portable/Variable #2Metal/Nonmetal

Synapse Inc. · Surface
Controlled by D Scott Sims
Lander, Fremont County, WY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801742
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009–2013
Latest incident
Aug 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was helping move screens to screen deck when her index finger caught on one of the wires of the screen. She ended up with a cut on the tip of her right index finger. She got four stitches, she was not wearing gloves.

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

EE was using a chain come-along and it broke causing it to come back and strike him in the head.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE and supervisor were changing bucket on track hoe. EE was holding 2nd pin when it came out quickly and forced his hand down on the bucket, pinching his left pinkie finger between bucket and pin. EE watched finger over weekend and made Dr appt for 10/28/09. He voluntarily took off Monday and Tuesday.