Mining Incidents

Mistake Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Marion Dubeau · Underground
Controlled by Dubeau Marion
Madison County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401754

MSHA record for Mistake Mine (mine ID 2401754). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Feb 1984

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 16, 1984 MT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Marion Dubeau · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A DIESEL POWERED TRACTOR WITH A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET MOUNTED ON THE TRACTOR. ROLL OVER PROTECTION STRUCTURES WERE NOT INSTALLED ON THE TRACTOR. THE VICTIM WAS LIFTING A SMALL WOODEN HEADFRAME INTO POSITION OVER THE COLLAR OF AN INCLINED SHAFT (TOTAL WEIGHT 1,000 POUNDS). WHEN THE HEADFRAME WAS IN A VERITCAL POSITION THE HOOK OF THE STEEL CHAIN USED TO HOLD T

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