Mining Incidents

Petrotomics Mine: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Petrotomics Company · Surface
Controlled by Texaco Inc
Carbon County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800826

MSHA record for Petrotomics Mine (mine ID 4800826). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Petrotomics Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Petrotomics Mine 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

6 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

May 15, 1986 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Petrotomics Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS DDIV3NG AN OUT RIGGER PIN ON A CRANE HE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK UNDER THE CRANE WHEN THE HEAD CAME OFF THE PIN HAMMER STRIKING & CHIPPING 2 FRONT TEETH

April 29, 1986 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Petrotomics Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PULL3NG ON A WRENCH TRYING TO LOOSEN A NUT THE WRENCH PULLED LOOSE STRIKING THE WORKER ON THE RT EYE BROW CUTTING HIM

1985 · 1 incident

February 27, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Petrotomics Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON ICY PAVEMENT AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

1984 · 1 incident

December 12, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Petrotomics Company · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS CLEANING WELD AREA ON ROCK GUARD ON 120 TON HAUL TRUCK USING THE AIR CHIPPER IN PREPARATION FOR WELDING EMP IS NOT SURE WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS EYE A ROUGH PIECE OF STEEL ENTE ENTERED HIS EYE

1983 · 2 incidents

March 15, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Petrotomics Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP PIN ON TRACK PRESS. THE PRESS WAS BINDING & THE EE WAS TRYING TO FORCE THE UNIT. WHEN THE UNIT WORKED LOOSE, THE WEIGHT OF THE UNIT WAS TOO MUCH FOR EE TO HOLD.