Blue Range Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING A DRILL STEEL. THE WIRE SLIPPED OUT OF THE STEEL AND POKED HIM IN THE EYE.
Maginnis Mine: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Oro Cache LLP
· Surface
Controlled by
Jerry D Hanley
Fergus County,
MT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401855
MSHA record for Maginnis Mine (mine ID 2401855). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Nov 1990
Ownership history
- Appaloosa Joint Venture-Cimarron Exploration Inc 1987 to 1990
- Blue Range Mining Company L P 1990 to 2013
- Oro Cache LLP 2013 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Maginnis Mine sits in Fergus County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.Fergus County, Montana · Population 11,581
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$59,731
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1990 · 3 incidents
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Struck by falling object
EE WAS 15FT BACK FROM FACE HELPING PUT A LEG ON 4 MACHINE HE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES AND BENT OVER. A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK 8FT DROP AND HIT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK.
Blue Range Mining Company L P · Struck by falling object
EE WAS DRILLING BEING TRAINED-HE WAS PULLING OUT OF A HOLE IN THE BACK, MACHINE WENT OVER CENTER AND FELL. HE HAD HIS HAND BETWEEN FORWARD PART OF DRILL END LEG AND WAS PINCHED WHEN THE MACHIN E JACK KNIFED.