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Basin Resources Inc. operator

Controlled by Montana Power Company

MSHA operator ID: P21459

Fatalities: 1
Total incidents: 188
Mines on record: 2
Years on record: 1991–1996

Inspection activity

MSHA inspections since 2004

inspections on record

inspection hours

n/a

citations per 100 inspection hours

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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.

Rate withheld: 10 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.

Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Top causes

FALL OF ROOF OR BACK 1 fatality · 25 non-fatal
HANDLING OF MATERIALS 48 non-fatal
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON 38 non-fatal
MACHINERY 26 non-fatal
POWERED HAULAGE 16 non-fatal
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) 14 non-fatal

Incident timeline

1996

1995

48 (1f)

1994

1993

1992

1991

Mines on record

Golden Eagle CO
New Elk Prep Plant CO

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded

October 25, 1995 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Basin Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ACCORDING TO WITNESS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED SUCTION HOSE ON THE RIGHT BOOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROMTHE MINE ROOF ON THE INBY SIDE OF THE ATRS PIVTOTED B ACKWARDS STRUCK EMPLOYEE & PINNED HIM AGAINST THE BOOM

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