Pathfinder Mines Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LIF7ING A SECTION OF 6 INCH METAL PIPE WHEN HE FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Lucky Mc Mill Operations: 13 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Pathfinder Mines Corp
· Facility
Controlled by
Cogema S A
Fremont County,
WY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800861
MSHA record for Lucky Mc Mill Operations (mine ID 4800861). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Nov 1987
Ownership history
- Pathfinder Mines Corp 1950 to 1982
- Pathfinder Mines Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Lucky Mc Mill Operations sits in Fremont County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.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
13 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 2 incidents
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS HEL1ING A CO-WORKER PULL ELECTRICAL WIRE THROUGH A CONDUIT.WHILE PULLING HIMSELF UP TO A WORK PLATFORM,HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND MIDDLE BACK.
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS CAR9YING A 100# SACK OF SAND BLASTING SAND,WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A MUDDED AREA AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.INJURY RESULTED IN CARTILAGE DAMAGE TO THE KNEE.
1985 · 2 incidents
April 25, 1985
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS REMOVING A BARREL HOIST CLAMP FROM AN OVERHEAD HOIST WHILE REMOVING THE CLAMP HE DROPPED IT ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT
January 9, 1985
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Fall onto or against objects
INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO USE A WATER HOSE & WASH OFF THE MILL DSM SCREENS. WHILE STANDING ON THE SCREEN ASSEMBLE HE SLIPPED & S TRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE METAL HOUSING.
1984 · 4 incidents
December 13, 1984
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS REPAIRING THE GEAR BOX FROM A WOTHUNGTON PUM WHILE ATTEMPTING RE-POSITION THE GEAR, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA.
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck against stationary object
INJURED WAS WORKING FROM AN ELEVATED MAN BUCKET WHILE DISCONNECTING POWER LINES. WHILE BEING LOWERED IN THE BUCKET THE BUCKET JERKED MOMENTAILY THEREBY CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LOWER BACK AGA INST A TOOL POUCH.
June 15, 1984
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
INJURED WAS ASSITING OTHER PERSONNEL IN DEMOLITION OF A WOOD THICKENNER TGANK WHILE PUSHING ON A 4INX12INX18FT TIMBER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck by flying object
SAWING PLYWOOD.GOING TO SHUT TABLE SAW OFF,PIECE SAWED OFF CAUGHT BLADE AND KICKED BACK HITTING FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.
1983 · 4 incidents
December 7, 1983
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS REMOVING BELLY PANS FROM 800 368 SCRAPER BELLY PAN WAS HUNG UP SO IT WAS NECESSARY TO PRY WITHA BAR TO FREE IT WHILE PRYING PAN BACK THE BAR SLIPPED AND A PAIN IN LOWER RIB CAGE WAS FELT AS DAY CONTINUED THE PAIN MOVED DOWN TO LOWER GROIN AREA
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck against stationary object
INSTALLING LID ON #2 LEACH AGITATIR. BUMPED ELBOW ON STEEL FRAME WORK UNDER WALKWAY. LEFT OLECTRRANON BURSITIS.
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WALKING ACROSS YARD STEPPED IN HOLE SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE
January 23, 1983
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Fall down stairs
COMING DOWN STEPS OUT OF RUBBER SHOP, STEPPED OFF LAST STEP AND SLIPPED ON ICE TEARING CARTILAGE IN RIGHT KNEE.