Mining Incidents

Rim MineMetal/Nonmetal

Summit Point, San Juan County, UT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4200472
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2008–2009
Latest incident
Apr 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

Injured & his partner were on a 6 x 6 raft and pulling themselves toward the dewater pump to do the monthly P.M. The partner pulled on the rope used to move them forward when the raft tipped sideways. The injured worker grabbed the wall to support himself and in doing so injured his right hand. The water is 12"" deep.

2008 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was pulling a 40ft piece of plastic pipe when he felt pain in his left knee. He had previously injured this knee on May 13,08 at the topaz mine. He was sent for an assessment and has been refered to a specialist as there was no sign of injury. NOTE: this is a reoccurence of the previous injury, we have the worker on restricted duty until further assessment.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped on some ice that was covered by a fresh blanket of snow.