Mining Incidents

EVANS MINING: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Evans Mining Corp · Surface
Controlled by James O Reid
St Clair County, MI  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2002397

MSHA record for EVANS MINING (mine ID 2002397). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Ownership history
  1. R H Strauchman Industries Inc 1978 to 1984
  2. Evans Mining Corp 1984 to 1996
  3. Evans Mining Corp 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

EVANS MINING sits in St. Clair County, Michigan, 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.
St. Clair County, Michigan · Population 160,089
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$69,349
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1996 · 1 incident

March 25, 1996 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Evans Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS PULLING AN OBSTRUCTION (CHUNK OF SAND) FROM THE HOPPER AND THE CHUNK FELL AGAINST THE KNEE. WAS SENT TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A BRUISED KNEE. ON 4-1-96 WAS REFFERED TO ANOTHER DR. WHO SAID THE INJURY WAS PROBABLE TORN MEDIAL MENISCUS WITH POSSIBLE ACI TEAR. SURGERY TO BE SCHEDULED FOR 4-19-96.

1994 · 1 incident

June 10, 1994 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Evans Mining Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING CB ANTENNA ON T EREX END LOADER APPARENTLY HE SLIPPED OR LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING BACKWARD TO THE GROUND APPROX 8 OR 9FT AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED & EE A QUALIFIED FIRST AID PERSON AR RIVED WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED SOON AFTER EE WAS TAKEN TO MERCY HOSPITAL IN PORT HURON AT 12:30PM HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED THAT AFTERNOON

1992 · 1 incident

June 9, 1992 MI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Evans Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPER END LOADER JARRING INFLAMED DISK

1985 · 3 incidents

August 19, 1985 MI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Evans Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STRAINED LEG WHILE PUSHING ON WRENCH DEVELOPED BLOOD CLOT IN LEG.

May 6, 1985 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Evans Mining Corp · Struck by powered moving object

I.NAME BOBCAT OPERATOR BACKED INTO I.NAME WHILE HE WAS WORKING AT CUTTING A TANK

May 3, 1985 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Evans Mining Corp · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WAS CUTTING STEEL PIPE AND FELL ABOUT 8 FT