Sohio Western Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RIGGING TO RAIS9 EXHAUST FAN OFF OF MILL ROOF STEPPED BACK AND FELL THRU ROOF TO GROUND APPROX 14 FT
L-Bar Uranium Operations: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Sohio Western Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
British Petroleum Company PLC
Cibola County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2900565
MSHA record for L-Bar Uranium Operations (mine ID 2900565). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Dec 1986
Ownership history
- Sohio Western Mining Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
L-Bar Uranium Operations sits in Cibola County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Cibola County, New Mexico · Population 27,059
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$51,765
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1986 · 3 incidents
December 9, 1986
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sohio Western Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WET FLOOR IN ME3S DRESSING AREA, I.NAME WAS MOPPING MENS DRESSING AREA, AND TURNED TO DO ANOTHER AREA AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR
October 18, 1986
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
MACHINERY
Sohio Western Mining Company · Struck by flying object
CUTTING PIECE O0 IRON.IT FLEW UP AND CUT HIM ON LEFT CHEEK REQ 6 STITCHES.
1985 · 1 incident
Sohio Western Mining Company · Struck by falling object
MINER WALKED OUT UNDER UNSUPPORTED GROUND TO CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE BACK. A SLAB OF ROCK STRUCK HIM AGAINST THE LEFT SHOULDER KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND AND PINNING HIM THERE. THIS OCCURRE D IN A 15\ SECTION OF A 100\ LONG DRIFT THE WIRE AND BOLTS HAD RUSTED OUT CAUSING A SMALL BACK FALL , RE-BOLTING
1984 · 2 incidents
July 23, 1984
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Western Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPL PULLING 2 WHEELED BATTERY CHARGER OVER CONCRETE SURFACE UNDER HEADFRAME.HE STEPPED UP 2-3\\ RISE IN WALKWAY INJURING RIGHT KNEE.HE DIDNT TIP STUMBLE OR FALL.
May 30, 1984
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Sohio Western Mining Company · Struck by flying object
INJURED WALKED PAST SEVERAL SHUT-OFF-LINE BLEED VALVES PRIOR TO DISMANTLING A LIVE 2" AIR LINE. HE HAD BEEN TOLD ABOUT THE PRESSURE IN THE LINE. THE CAP AND CLAMP BLEW OFF OF THE LINE STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM AND DEPOSITING DIRT IN HIS EYES
1983 · 1 incident
Sohio Western Mining Company · Fall down stairs
FELL DOWN STAIRS OF NEW MINE OFFICE & THEN OVER BOOT SCRAPER