Mining Incidents

OPEN BUCKLE PIT: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Thompson Excavating · Surface
Controlled by George R Thompson
Cascade County, MT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2402045

MSHA record for OPEN BUCKLE PIT (mine ID 2402045). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Nov 1995
Ownership history
  1. Thompson Excavating 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

OPEN BUCKLE PIT 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

1 on file

1995 · 1 incident

November 13, 1995 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thompson Excavating · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENDING WITH A SHOVEL TO SCOOP DIRT AWAY FROM THE HOPPER.