Mining Incidents

Bruce Nygaard Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Thomas G Fisher
Crook County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801304

MSHA record for Bruce Nygaard Plant (mine ID 4801304). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jun 1984
Ownership history
  1. Fisher Sand & Gravel Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Bruce Nygaard Plant sits in Crook County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 7.1% 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.
Crook County, Wyoming · Population 7,339
7.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,209
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

June 21, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fisher Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

I,NAME WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER THE WRONG WAY CARRYING TOOLS IN HIS HANDS LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 3\ UNTO THE CUTTING TORCH SET & CART WHICH WAS 4\ AWAY FROM THE CRUSHER.