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Harris Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Campbell County-Wy
Campbell County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801292

Harris Pit has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Campbell County Road & Bridge Department 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 2
1984 6
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Harris Pit sits in Campbell County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 17.6% 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.
Campbell County, Wyoming · Population 47,018
17.6%
Mining share of county employment
$95,253
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 24, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Campbell County Road & Bridge Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS TAKING THE TAIL PULLEY OUT OF CRUSHER WHEN IT SUDDENLY RELEASED AND SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN TAIL PULLEY AND CRUSHER FRAME

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1984 · 2 incidents

October 26, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Campbell County Road & Bridge Department · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNSTICK THE FEED CONVEYOR ON THE CRUSHER, WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE NEXT TO HIM WAS USING A SLEDGEHAMMER TO DISLODGE A ROCK IN THE CONVEYOR AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND RIGHT EAR

October 19, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Campbell County Road & Bridge Department · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLOSING THE GATE ON THE FEED CONVEYOR OF THE CRUSHING UNIT, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND A PIPE.