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Heath Mill: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Fergus County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2400145

MSHA record for Heath Mill (mine ID 2400145). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. United States Gypsum Company 1950 to 1987
  2. Blue Range Mining Company L P 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Heath Mill sits in Fergus County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Fergus County, Montana · Population 11,581
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$59,731
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1992 · 1 incident

October 21, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 3IN STREEL SHAFTING ON TO THE FORKS OF A CLARK FORK LIFT THE SHAFTING SHIFTED ROLLING BACK PINCHING RT HAND OF EMPLOYEE BETWEEN TWO PCS OF 3IN ROUND SHAFTING SMASHING HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO TOP OF RT HAND

1991 · 1 incident

February 12, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BOWL FROM PULVERIZER. SHE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK WHICH RADIATED DOWN HER RIGHT LEG SHE WENT TO AN ACUPUNCTURIST ON 2-19-91 FOR A TREATMENT.

1990 · 2 incidents

September 13, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PULL OUT BLADE PIPE WHICH WAS WRAPPED AROUND A DRUM CHAINED IN A MUCKER BUCKET IN THE PROCESS OF UNHOOKING THE CHAIN END DESCENDING FROM THE BUCKET I NAME CAUGHT HIS RING ON A BURR OR SOMETHING ON THE BUCKET & PEELED HIFINGER

January 10, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STEPS WHILE CARRYING A MOTOR AND TRIPPED AND FELL WITH MOTOR ON RIGHT HAND, FRACTURING THE FIFTH METATARSEL OF THAT HAND.

1988 · 1 incident

March 15, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT LAUNDER ON THE NORTH END OF THE WEST BALL MILL. REACHED INTO TROUGH TO REMOVE DEBRIS ROCKS WITH SCREWDRIVER AND BALL MILL INLET TRUNION STUD CAUGHT GLOVE ON BACK AND PULLED UNDERN EATH.