Mining Incidents

Elk Creek Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Wayne Clutis Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Clutis Wayne E
Missoula County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401607

MSHA record for Elk Creek Mine (mine ID 2401607). 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
1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Montana Contract Mining 1981 to 1984
  2. Montana Barite Company 1984 to 1988
  3. Wayne Clutis Mining Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Elk Creek Mine sits in Missoula County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Missoula County, Montana · Population 119,639
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$71,246
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

1990 · 1 incident

March 28, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Wayne Clutis Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE HIT TUNNEL WALL WITH A SMALL UNDERGROUND SHUTTLE TRUCK. HE WAS BUMPED INTO GEAR SHIFT LEVER AND BRUISED A LEG MUSCLE.