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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

Open Buckle Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1995.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1995
Latest incident: Nov 1995

Ownership history

Thompson Excavating 1994 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

Year	Employees
1997	1
1996	2
1995	4
1994	5

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.

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.

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Open Buckle Pit sits in Cascade County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.7% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1995 · 1 incident

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