Mining Incidents

Lamb Primary: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lamb Larry N
Goshen County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801312

MSHA record for Lamb Primary (mine ID 4801312). 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
1989–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
Ownership history
  1. Lamb Construction Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lamb Primary sits in Goshen County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 0.9% 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.
Goshen County, Wyoming · Population 12,587
0.9%
Mining share of county employment
$64,882
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

1991 · 1 incident

July 9, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lamb Construction Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE JAW CRUSHER AND A ROCK FELL OVER THE SAFETY BEAM AND STRUCK HIS LEG.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 5, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lamb Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

CHANGES CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER AND CUT LEFT FINGER ON WORN, SHARP BOLT.

August 24, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lamb Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT EMPLOYEE BUMPED LEFT SHIN DID NOT SEEK FIRST AID & SHIN DEVELOPED BLOOD POISONING REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 08-29-90 WENT TO DOC ON 08-28-90

July 13, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lamb Construction Company · Fall from machine

WHILE JUMP STARTING SCRAPER EMPLOYEE FELL FROM SCRAPER.PLEASE NOTE THERE WERE NOT WITNESSES AND EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY FOREMAN UNTIL 08-14-90 WHEN HE STATES ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 07-13-90.

1989 · 1 incident

September 12, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lamb Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS PRYING ROCK LOOSE THAT HAD BECOME LOADGED IN JAW CRUSHER WHEN JAW CRUSHER GRABBED BAR AND CAUSED BAR TO STRIKE VICTIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.