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Atlantic City Ore Operations And Plant: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Fremont County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800145

MSHA record for Atlantic City Ore Operations And Plant (mine ID 4800145). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. United States Steel Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Atlantic City Ore Operations And Plant sits in Fremont County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 3.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Fremont County, Wyoming · Population 39,472
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$64,646
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1983 · 9 incidents

September 21, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Steel Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USING LARGE HYDRAULIC JACK AND SECTION OF PIPE TO RAISE A DENT OUT OF ROOF OF SHOVEL CAB PIPE GAVE WAY ALLOWING ROOF TO POP BACK DOWN PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN ROOF AND BEAM HE WAS HOLDING ONTO

September 21, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp · Fall from ladders

EMP WAS ON LADDER CROSSING TO A BEAM ON VERTICAL AUGER WHEN LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER LEFT LEG HE FELL STRAIGHT BACK AND HIT A BOX OF METAL EMP WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FOR A SHORT TIME HE AWOKE LYING ON THE FLOOR ON HIS RT SIDE

August 4, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT AND FELL TO KNEES.

July 29, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN A PIECE OF 2" STRAP WITH CUTTING TORCH WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED HIS LEFT EAR. INJURED DIDN\T THINK THE INJURY WAS SERIOUS UNTIL OVER THE WEEKEND THE EAR S TARTED TO DRAIN.

May 31, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp · Fall from machine

INJURED FELL WHILE GETTING UP ON A TR-43 WHEN THE FILTER HE WAS CLIMBING UP ON FELL OVER. THE INJURED FELL TO THE MAIN. FLOOR STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE FRACTURING 2 RIBS.

January 25, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp · Fall from ladders

INJURED JUMPED FROM THE SECOND RUNG OF THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON WHEN HE STARTED TO SLIP WHILE WELDING ON A SHOVEL BUCKET IN THE MAINT SHOP AND FELT A SNAP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE

January 16, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Steel Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED TRIPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING ON THE XX RETURN GRATE OF 2 MACHINE IN THE AGGLOMERATOR CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS THE MACHINE HAD JUST BEEN SHUT DOWN AND WAS STILL VERY HOT

January 10, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Steel Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING BOLTS OF A BALL MILL SCOOP USING A CUATTING ATORCH AND A HAMMER 183 HE WAS HOLDING THE TORCH WITH LEFT HAND WHILE HAMMERING WITH RIGHT HAND WHEN THE WORKING TORCH GOT INSIDE OF THE RIGHT GLOVE. INSIDE OF RIGHT WRIST - 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.