EMPLOYEE WAS TURNIN G THE CRANK ON A PUMP WHEN IT STARTED.THE CRANK DIDN'T COME OFF AND SWUNG AROUND HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND.
Gold Creek Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Gold Creek Mine (mine ID 2401736). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Jan 1989
- Big Three Oilfield & Mining 1983 to 1985
- Montana Mining & Timber Company 1985 to 1988
- Superior Western Corp 1988 to present
Gold Creek Mine sits in Powell County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING ICE WHEN THE CHIPPING TOOL HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF AT AN ODD ANGLE TWISTING HIS WRIST HE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS WRIST LEAVING HIM WITH VERY LITTLE STRENGTH IN THAT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WOOD ON A FIRE WHEN HE TURNED SLIPPED ON SLOPPED ICE AND DID THE SPLITS PULLING THE HAMSTRING ON HISLEFT LAG HE HAD A FEW CRAMPS AFTERWARDS
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL THAT HAD BEEN CUT WITH A TORCH HE HAD A SAFETY SHIELD ON HIS HELMET BUT A SPARK CAME UP FROM THE BOTTOM BOUNCED OFF THE FACE SHIELD AND INTO HIS EYEB ALL