Mining Incidents

Crenshaw: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Jefferson County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401766

MSHA record for Crenshaw (mine ID 2401766). 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
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. Mount Heagan Development Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Crenshaw 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

May 22, 1985 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Mount Heagan Development Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CLIMBED UP ON MOVING CONVEYOR BELT TO FREE ACCUMULATED ORE.WHEN REACHING OUT TO STEADY HIMSELF HE GRASPED MOVING CHAIN DRIVE.

1984 · 1 incident

July 13, 1984 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mount Heagan Development Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP SMALL ROCKS AND THROWING THEM OFF CLEARED AREA COMPLAINED THAT HE STRAINE DHIS BACK