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Upton West Mill: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Converse County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800597

MSHA record for Upton West Mill (mine ID 4800597). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Mar 1984
Ownership history
  1. Federal Bentonite Div/Aurora Metal Company 1950 to 1984
  2. Federal Ore & Chemicals Inc 1984 to 1987
  3. Federal Ore & Chemicals Inc 1987 to 1987
  4. American Colloid Company Minerals Group 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Upton West Mill sits in Converse County, Wyoming, where the Census mining category is 14.1% 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.
Converse County, Wyoming · Population 13,759
14.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,164
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

March 26, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Federal Bentonite Div/Aurora Metal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OPEN A RAIL CAR DOOR. HE STRAINED HIMSELF AND FELT A BULGE. EHE CONTINUED WORKING FOR A DAY, THEN REPORTED SICK-ON 4-4 HE REPORTED A HERNIA

February 1, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Federal Bentonite Div/Aurora Metal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS LEAVING THE CAB OF A TRACTOR. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE PLATFORM, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK. RESULT WAS A LUMBO SACRAL SPRAIN

1983 · 2 incidents

November 18, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Federal Bentonite Div/Aurora Metal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STANDING ON PALLET.TURNED AROUND AND TORE 2 LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE.FOOT DIDNT GET BETWEEN PALLET SLATS.NEITHER EMPL OR CO HAVE ANY IDEA WHY FOOT DIDNT TURN.HE WASNT HOLDING ANYTHING.

November 8, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Federal Bentonite Div/Aurora Metal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL FELL INTO HOPPER CAR CONTAINING 3\ BENTONITE CLAY.