Hecla Mining Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
INJ WAS TIMBERING WHEN POST FELL CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF STAGGING TO FLOOR BELOW FRACTURING SEVERAL RIBS
Florence Queen: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Florence Queen (mine ID 2401710). 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
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jun 1983
Ownership history
- Hecla Mining Company 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Florence Queen sits in Cascade County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Cascade County, Montana · Population 84,601
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$66,203
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object
EMPLOYEE WAS TIMBERING PORTTAL WHEN ROCK ROLLED OFF HILL SIDE STRIKING HIMON BACK FRACTURING RIBS