Mining Incidents

Deseret Coal

Horizon Coal Corp · Underground
Huntington, Emery County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4200988

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

September 26, 1986 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING MUFFLE9 CLAMP OFF TRUCK. SOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT & STRUCK CHIN CAUSING LACERATION APPROX 1/4" LONG.

August 6, 1986 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE JUMPED O0F A 48" PIPE & TWISTED HIS HIP WHEN HE LANDED. HE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME. SORENESS DIDN'T GO AWAY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS SO H E CAME IN & REPORTED THE ACCIDENT.

1985 · 4 incidents

November 26, 1985 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THUMB HIT BY H5MMER WHILE HOLDING A BOLT HAMMER MISSED BOLT AND H IT THUMB

July 31, 1985 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emery Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR DOOR & CAB.

May 8, 1985 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emery Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL I-BEAM & FRAME OR RAM CAR.

February 7, 1985 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emery Mining Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF BELT XOVER STEPPING ON ICE STRAINING LEFT KNEE

1984 · 3 incidents

May 1, 1984 UT · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REHABILALOTING BELT LINE, WHICH REQUIRES DROPPING ABOUT 8 FT OF TOP ROCK & COAL. RAMPING OVER TOP OF THE COAL & ROCK. A BOUNCE OCCURED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, THROWING COAL & ROCK FROM THE RIB HI TTING THE MAN, AND THROWING HM INTO THE CONTINOUOUS MINER.

May 1, 1984 UT · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REHABILATING BELT LINE WHICH REQUIRES DROPPING ABOUT 8 FT OF TOP ROCK & COAL. RAMPING OVER THE COAL & ROCK. A BOUNCE OCCURRED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT, THROWING COAL & ROCK FROM THE RIB HITTING THE MAN.

April 16, 1984 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emery Mining Corp · Fall from machine

MAN STEPPED OUTOF BUCKET OF RAMCAR & STRAINED BACK.

1983 · 12 incidents

December 6, 1983 UT · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emery Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING S&S RAM CAR ALONG INTAKE ENTRY INBY BELT SHOP RAN OVER TIMBER BUTT IN ROADWAY JAMMING BACK.

October 17, 1983 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Emery Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRIVING ALONG INTAKE ENTRY ON 1700 FORD TRACTOR HIT HEAD ON I BEAM.

September 26, 1983 UT · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emery Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING MOTOR MIX INTO RAM CAR STRAIN TO BACK.

September 23, 1983 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS STANDING AT THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY A TRACTOR DROVE BY RUNNING OVER A ROOF BOLT THE ROOF BOLT HIT THE MAN ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

August 12, 1983 UT · Coal INUNDATION
Emery Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WATER FROM A CLOUD BURST COURSED INTO THE PORTALS OF THE DESERET MINE ON 8-12-83 AT ABOUT 2:15 PM THE #2 FAN HOUSING WAS DAMAGED BY THE WATER MUD AND ROCK FROM THE CLOUD BURST NO MEN WAS INJUR ED

August 1, 1983 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Emery Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS IN BELT ENTRY OF 2 NO SECTION FALL WAS 20X18X10 AREA WAS FRACTURED AND WET WE FEEL THAT THE WATER WAS THE CONTRICVBUTING FACTOR TO THE ROOF FALL

July 7, 1983 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Emery Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING RIVETS IN BELT SPLICE WITH HAMMER THE MAN STATED THAT HE DID GET HIT WITH THE HAMMER OR MATERIAL BEING USED

June 28, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTING BAD TOP,PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM TOP HITTING EMPL ON HEAD.

May 23, 1983 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emery Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

GETTING INTO TRUCK TO WATER ROADWAYS OUT SIDE DESERET MINE HIT HEAD ON TOP OF DOOR.

March 25, 1983 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Emery Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE SECOND LEFT ENTRY OF THE 10TH WEST SECTION THE FALL DID NOT EFFECT THE AIR OR ESCAPEWAYS IN OR TO THE SECTION THE FALL WAS APPROX 150 OUTBY THE FACE AND WAS APPRO 40X16X6

March 17, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Emery Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL ROOF BOLTING IN AREA WHERE 4\\ WATER ON BOTTOM. SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT SIDE CAUSING SPRAINTO THUMB OF RIGHT HAND.

January 24, 1983 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Emery Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM TIMBER TRAILER WHEN ONE OF THE TIMBERS SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE AND SWELLING