Mining Incidents

Neihart (Star) Mill: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mowlem John Plc
Cascade County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2401533

MSHA record for Neihart (Star) Mill (mine ID 2401533). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. Koppen Mining Construction Corp 1980 to 1982
  2. Westgate Mining & Construction Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Neihart (Star) Mill sits in Cascade County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.7% 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.
Cascade County, Montana · Population 84,601
0.7%
Mining share of county employment
$66,203
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

September 1, 1983 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Westgate Mining & Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM EQUIPMENT GUST OF WIND BLEW UP RUST AND OR DIRT. PARTICLES LODGED IN UPPER EYELID.

July 28, 1983 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westgate Mining & Construction Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS CARRYING BUCKET WITH ORE CONCENTRATE IN IT WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE AND THE BUCKET FELL ON MY RT FOOT WAS TAKING THE BUCKET WITH ORE CONCENTRATE TO DUMP IN BALL MILL