American Colloid Company Minerals Group · Fall from machine
WADE HAD FINISHED WORKING ON A CONVEYOR. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOTTOM BEAM AND HE FELL 3 FEET TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK.
Malta Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
American Colloid Company Minerals Group
· Facility
Controlled by
Minerals Technologies Inc
Phillips County,
MT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401437
Malta Plant has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Nov 1983
Ownership history
- American Colloid Company Minerals Group 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 6 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1983 | 10 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Malta Plant sits in Phillips County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 3.3% 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.Phillips County, Montana · Population 4,224
3.3%
Mining share of county employment
$58,156
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.