Mining Incidents

Christensen Ranch: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Johnson County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801485

MSHA record for Christensen Ranch (mine ID 4801485). 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
Mar 1989
Ownership history
  1. Malapai Resources Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Christensen Ranch sits in Johnson County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 3.5% 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.
Johnson County, Wyoming · Population 8,602
3.5%
Mining share of county employment
$63,905
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

March 2, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Malapai Resources Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL BACKING PLATE ON LARGE PUMP EMPLS FINGER GOT SMASHED. FINGER NAIL WAS DAMAGED & XRAY TAKEN TWO DAYS LATER CONFIRMED FINGER TIP TO BE BROKEN.