Addwest Gold Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GOOSE NECK, ASSEMBLY ATTACHED TO DRIVE HEAD OF A REVERSE CIRCULATION DRILL RIG BECUASE DETACHED AND STRUCK A GLANCING BLOW TO THE EMPLOYEE DESCRIBED BELOW.
Chartam: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Addwest Gold Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Addington Larry
Broadwater County,
MT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401604
MSHA record for Chartam (mine ID 2401604). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1986–1989
- Latest incident
- Mar 1989
Ownership history
- Holmes Mining 1981 to 1984
- Western Energy Company 1984 to 1989
- Addwest Gold Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Chartam sits in Broadwater County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 2.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Broadwater County, Montana · Population 7,310
2.5%
Mining share of county employment
$63,636
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1989 · 2 incidents
March 8, 1989
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Addwest Gold Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE REPORTING TO WORK.
1988 · 1 incident
May 25, 1988
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Energy Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS PICKING UP SAM PLE BUCKET AND LOADING IN PANS TO BE DRIED. STANDING UP HE FELT SHARP PAIN FROM NECK DOWN TO MIDDLE OF BACK. SORE FOR REST OF DAY SEEN DECTOR
1987 · 2 incidents
October 6, 1987
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Energy Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING STORAGE BOXES AND PUTTING ON STORAGE SHELVES.
August 24, 1987
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
MACHINERY
Western Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GRINDING METAL 8ISK WITH HAND HELD GRINDER. METAL FRAGMENTS BOUNCED OFF OF WELL AND ENTERED EYE FROM SIDE OF SAFTEY GLASSES.
1986 · 3 incidents
August 25, 1986
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LEFT CORNEA AND3EYE LID WERE SCRATCHED BY A SMALL ROCK FRAGMENT WHILE CLEANING A DISK PULVERIZER. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
April 10, 1986
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Energy Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AT THE ACCIDENT3THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BOARD AND THE BOARD TURNED PIERCING THE SKIN OF HIS LEFT HAND
February 18, 1986
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Energy Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
COMPLAINED OF B5CK PAIN