St Cloud Mining Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE DRILLING WITH 83 LD. STOPPER-ROCK FALL FROM BACK OF STOPE FELL ON MAN-THERE HAD BEEN 41 HOLES ALREADY DRILLED IN AREA WHEN FELL OCCURRED.
St Cloud: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal
St Cloud Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Equalizer Inc
Sierra County,
NM
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901869
MSHA record for St Cloud (mine ID 2901869). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Jul 1987
Ownership history
- St Cloud Mining Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
St Cloud sits in Sierra County, New Mexico, where the Census mining category is 2.0% of county employment.
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.Sierra County, New Mexico · Population 11,511
2.0%
Mining share of county employment
$37,840
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)1987 · 1 incident
St Cloud Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WLAKING UP A DECLINE DRIFT TURNED TO THE SIDE LOST HIS FOOTING AND WRENCHED HIS KNEE.THE INCIDENT INVOLVED NO EQUIPMENT AND IS UNRELATED TO THE MINING METHOD,US OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OR T9AINING.
1984 · 3 incidents
St Cloud Mining Company · Struck by falling object
ROCK ROLLED OFF MUCK PILE FROM DRAW POINT HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG. EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SLUSHER CABLE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
St Cloud Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE HAND MUCKING BULK HEAD ON TOP OF RAISE X CUT EMP SAID HE HAD BACK PAINS BROUGHT TO FURFACE AND SENT TO SIERRA COUNTY HOSPITAL IN TORC N M
January 18, 1984
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
St Cloud Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE LOADING LAGGING IN BED OF UNDER GROUND TRUCK EMPLOYEE SAIDHE SLIPPED CAUSING BACK INJURY
1983 · 1 incident
St Cloud Mining Company · Struck by falling object
SMALL ROCK FELL FROM ROOF OF STOPE WHILE COLLARING DRILL HOLE ,HITTING EMPL ON BACK OF LEFT HAND-ON HANDLE OF JACKLEG DRILL.