Mining Incidents

TREMONTON PORTABLE Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Box Elder County - UT
Bothwell, Box Elder County, UT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4200979

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2009–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
30
citations
5
significant & substantial
$10,476
proposed penalties
$10,476
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
2025 Q4 709 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,079 1 0 926.8
2025 Q2 207 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 441 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 1,024 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 1,484 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 1,367 1 0 731.5
2024 Q1 906 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2026 · 1 incident

April 29, 2026 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Box Elder County Road Department · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Sliding two pieces of plastic pipe together and caught EE's left hand/wrist and now it is sore and hard to move. Stiff and bruising.

2025 · 1 incident

June 9, 2025 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Box Elder County Road Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Weather was clear. Right ankle. Cleaning belt; felt/heard snap then my ankle rolled.

2024 · 1 incident

September 30, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Box Elder County Road Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Weather was clear. Climbing onto D8 Dozer, twisted left knee. It was sore and was swollen in the evening.

2023 · 1 incident

October 3, 2023 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Box Elder County Road Department · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Foreman was replacing clips on the conveyor belt while the person of interest was handing the foreman parts standing on the ground when EE got light headed, and sat down on a cement block. Foreman asked if EE was Okay and EE said no, and then EE bent over and started falling forward. The foreman grabbed EE and called for help, called 911, and two other employees performed CPR.

2021 · 1 incident

October 18, 2021 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Box Elder County Road Department · Struck against stationary object

Screen belt bearings went out. Shut down crusher. Cleaning return rollers on belt with hammer. Under screen belt caught hammer and pulled hammer and Rt arm into the belt. Laceration on Rt hand, friction burn on forearm.

2018 · 1 incident

October 15, 2018 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Box Elder County Road Department · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to step up on the cement block and knee made a pop sound. Employee was limping after that point.

2009 · 1 incident

October 8, 2009 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Box Elder County Road Department · Fall from machine

EE was finishing the mechanical repair to a D8 Dozer (tighten fan belt) when his pry bar slipped and he lost his balance. This caused him to fall off the track of the dozer. Upon hitting the ground his left leg broke just below the knee.