Mining Incidents

Split Rock Project: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

N A Degerstrom Inc · Surface
Controlled by N A Degerstrom
Sweetwater County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800559

MSHA record for Split Rock Project (mine ID 4800559). 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
1995
Latest incident
Sep 1995
Ownership history
  1. Western Nuclear Inc 1950 to 1994
  2. N A Degerstrom Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Split Rock Project sits in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 13.3% 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.
Sweetwater County, Wyoming · Population 41,786
13.3%
Mining share of county employment
$76,464
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

1995 · 2 incidents

September 16, 1995 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
N A Degerstrom Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS RUNNING BACKHOE BREAKING LARGE ROCK. ROCK CHIP FLEW UP & STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN, REQUIRING HIM TO HAVE STITCHES.

June 13, 1995 WY · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
N A Degerstrom Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK FEOM FEEDER AND SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS LEFT HAND ON MIDDLE FINGER ON FEEDER.