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UPTON MILL & MINE Metal/Non-Metal

Upton, Weston County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800059

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
16
citations
7
significant & substantial
$1,983
proposed penalties
$1,983
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q4 3,732 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 11,139 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 18,074 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 22,671 2 0 88.2
2001 Q4 23,458 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 18,016 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 16,892 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 17,764 2 0 112.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

January 30, 2002 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Colloid Company Minerals Group · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A CARDBOARD SLIPSHEET. HE ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE END OF HIS FINGER WITH THE BOX CUTTER BLADE. THE CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 18, 2001 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company Minerals Group · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WHEN EE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF A PORTABLE PLATFORM IT TIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE HIS HIS CHEST ON THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.