Mining Incidents

Centennial No 6 & 3: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Houghton County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002827

MSHA record for Centennial No 6 & 3 (mine ID 2002827). 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
1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
Ownership history
  1. Michcan Copper Company Ltd 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Centennial No 6 & 3 sits in Houghton County, Michigan, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Houghton County, Michigan · Population 37,428
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,573
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

1989 · 1 incident

December 28, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Michcan Copper Company Ltd · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A COME-ALONG CHAIN HOIST, PULLING A WATER PUMP ONTO THE PLAT FROM A TIMBER TRUCK, THE GROUND GAVE AWAY THAT THE PIN WAS IN, CAUSING A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK TO HIT HIS L EFT LEG.