Mining Incidents

Joint Crusher 7-1 7-9: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Pelesky Gerald K
Sheridan County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801254

MSHA record for Joint Crusher 7-1 7-9 (mine ID 4801254). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. J D Pelesky Construction Company Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Joint Crusher 7-1 7-9 sits in Sheridan County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 4.6% 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.
Sheridan County, Wyoming · Population 31,585
4.6%
Mining share of county employment
$70,855
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

August 5, 1987 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
J D Pelesky Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

ADJUSTING BELT 7ENSION ON CONVEYOR BY STANDING ON WRENCH HANDLE.SLIPPED OFF WRENCH AND GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT.THE BELT WAS RUNNING.