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Dry Cottonwood Creek: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

American Gem Corp · Surface
Deer Lodge County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402053

MSHA record for Dry Cottonwood Creek (mine ID 2402053). 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
1995
Latest incident
Jul 1995
Ownership history
  1. American Gem Corp 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dry Cottonwood Creek sits in Deer Lodge County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 1.8% 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.
Deer Lodge County, Montana · Population 9,512
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$49,533
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

1995 · 1 incident

July 11, 1995 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) ELECTRICAL
American Gem Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE STARTUP OF OUR PRIMARY JIG. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE OPENED THE MAIN ELECTRICAL PANEL TO RESET THE BREAKER WITHOUT FIRST SHUTTING DOWN THE POWER SOURCE AND LOCKING O UT. UPON OPENING THE PANEL AN ARC WAS CAUSED BY UNKNOWN REASON & A FLASH FIRE TOOK PLACE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST RECEIVED LOCK-OUT TRAINING PROCEDURE & THEIR OWN LOCKS, 1 WEEK PRIOR. 2ND DEGRE