Mining Incidents

Castle Gate Prep Plant Coal

P.O. Box 449, Carbon County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201517

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1987 · 6 incidents

November 7, 1987 UT · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Castle Gate Holding Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL AND MOBILE3EQUIP OPER LOADING 55 GAL BARRELS OF ANTIFREEZE INTO FRONG END LOADER.IN TIPPING 4TH BARREL HE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS LOWER BACK.

November 7, 1987 UT · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Castle Gate Holding Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL STEPPED FR2M CAB TO DOZER TRACK AND CAB DOOR CLOSED ON HIS HAND.

August 11, 1987 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Castle Gate Holding Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO PIN THE PUSH ARM TO #155 DOZER BLADE. HE MOVED THE BLOCKS OUT SO IT COULD COME DOWN A FRACTION. IT CAME DOWN ABOUT 12". THE EMPLOYEE HAD MOVED HIS FOOT & IT FELL, STRIKI NG THE STEEL CA1 OF HIS RIGHT SHOE.

July 24, 1987 UT · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Castle Gate Holding Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS PULLING 2N A VALVE TO TURN FREE PIPE VALVE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF SOCKET CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE & FALL OFF REFUSE CENTRUIFUGE. IN FALLING EE TRIED TO BREAK FALL JAMMING RIGHT WR ST & BUMPING LE0T TEMPLE AGAINST FLOOR.

June 12, 1987 UT · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Castle Gate Holding Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HUGE ROCKS IN 8UMP TRUCK. TRUCKER WENT INTO BIN TO BUST UP ROCKS. WHILE COMING OUT SLIPPED TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND DISLOCATED AND STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER

1986 · 3 incidents

December 10, 1986 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Castle Gate Holding Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TR6NING A 2 INCH WATER VALVE AND SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS WRIST.

December 9, 1986 UT · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Castle Gate Holding Company · Fall from machine

MUD AND SOME SN2W ON THE TRACKS/OPERATOR STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF TRACK TO THE GROUND FRACTURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

November 12, 1986 UT · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Castle Gate Holding Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING BOLT S6PPORTING THE JACK PLATE ON TRUCK SCALES. WHEN THE BOLT LOOSENED THE PLATE DROPPED TRAPPING MY FINGER BETWEEN JACK PLATE AND SUPPORT MOUNT.