Miners Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BEGAN TO FALL. HE TRIED TO CATCH DRILL WHILE FALLING AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE CRADLE OF THE DRILL AND LEG. THIS AREA WAS A SEVERE PINCH POINT.
Yogo Project: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Yogo Project (mine ID 2402019). 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
- 1993
- Latest incident
- Aug 1993
Ownership history
- Miners Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Yogo Project sits in Fergus County, Montana, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.Fergus County, Montana · Population 11,581
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$59,731
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1993 · 2 incidents
Miners Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE DRILLING BACK HOLES WITH A JACKLEG DRILL EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT OF HOLE & STRAINED LOWER BACK.