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Petrotomics Mill: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Petrotomics Company · Facility
Controlled by Texaco Inc
Carbon County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800588

Petrotomics Mill has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Petrotomics Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1985 54
1984 59
1983 44
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Petrotomics Mill sits in Carbon County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 5.6% 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.
Carbon County, Wyoming · Population 14,549
5.6%
Mining share of county employment
$66,721
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

August 28, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Petrotomics Company · Fall from ladders

LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.

April 6, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Petrotomics Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT TOE ON STEP AS HE WAS ASCENDING STAIRS TO REAGENT DOCK, THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

1984 · 1 incident

February 10, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Petrotomics Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENT FROM WAIST TO PICK UP 64.5 LB FILTER LEAF OFF FLOOR-STRAINED BACK.