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Basin Mill: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Intermountain Mineral Engineers Inc · Facility
Controlled by Rice Robert A
Jefferson County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401401

MSHA record for Basin Mill (mine ID 2401401). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
Ownership history
  1. National Minerals Corp 1950 to 1982
  2. Billern Corp 1982 to 1983
  3. Cumberland Mining Corp 1983 to 1984
  4. Medallion Minerals Inc 1984 to 1989
  5. Intermountain Mineral Engineers Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Basin Mill sits in Jefferson County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 1.4% 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.
Jefferson County, Montana · Population 12,501
1.4%
Mining share of county employment
$76,576
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 7, 1985 MT · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Medallion Minerals Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE WALKING FROM OFFICE LAB AREA OF BUILDING TO SHOP AREA AN INJURY TO LEFT ANKLE RESULTED FROM STEPPING ON A PIPE FITTING WHICH WAS LEFT ON THE FLOOR

1984 · 1 incident

January 31, 1984 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cumberland Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN INSTALLING LABORATORY PULVERIZER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UPON PUTTING THE NUTS ON BOLTS SECURING IT TO THE FLOOR THE EMPLOYEE STOOD AND FELT IN LOWER BACK. HE STATED HE HAD PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS.