Mining Incidents

Gold Creek Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Davis Joe
Powell County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401736

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
Ownership history
  1. Big Three Oilfield & Mining 1983 to 1985
  2. Montana Mining & Timber Company 1985 to 1988
  3. Superior Western Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Gold Creek Mine sits in Powell County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Powell County, Montana · Population 7,029
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$63,432
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 12, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Superior Western Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 28, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Mining & Timber Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

December 26, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Montana Mining & Timber Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

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

December 6, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Montana Mining & Timber Company · Struck by flying object

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