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Lucky Mc 7b Underground: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Pathfinder Mines Corp · Underground
Controlled by Cogema S A
Fremont County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800855

MSHA record for Lucky Mc 7b Underground (mine ID 4800855). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Pathfinder Mines Corp 1950 to 1982
  2. Pathfinder Mines Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lucky Mc 7b Underground sits in Fremont County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Fremont County, Wyoming · Population 39,472
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$64,646
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 1 incident

November 30, 1987 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ USING GASOL3NE POWERED CHAIN SAW TO CUT 8'' X 8'' TIMBERS FOR PLACEMENT INTO UG MINE.SAW KICKED BACK FROM GRIP AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND AND THUMB OF LEFT HAND.

1984 · 1 incident

January 20, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS MOVING LOCKERS UPSTAIRS INJURED SAID HELPER WAS NOT DOING HIS SHARE SO HE HAD TO LIFT HARDER AND HURT HIS BACK. INJURED HAS A RE-OCCURING BACK INJURY

1983 · 4 incidents

December 28, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object

INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE MUCK PILE UNDER BOLTED GROUND WHEN A SLAB FELL FROM OLD TIMBER SLID DOWN MUCK PILE AND HIT HIS KNEE

October 12, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN TRIPPED PIPE ON DRILL RIG TONGS POPPED OPEN & C AUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

August 8, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS TIMBERING IN INTERSECTION CATCHING BACK WHEN SLAB FELL OUT OF RIB HITTING MINER PUSHING HIM INTO POST. CONTUSION TO CHEST & SHOULDER.

March 10, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS MAN HAS HAD A BAD BACK BEFORE THE FOLLOWING EVENT WAS LIFTING A 8INX8INX8FT CAP INTO PLACE AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE LUMBAR STRAIN