Mining Incidents

Cottonwood No 1 Shaft Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Gordon S Ziegler Jr
Uintah County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201770

MSHA record for Cottonwood No 1 Shaft (mine ID 4201770). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1985 · 1 incident

March 26, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HOSE ON A CHIPPING HAMMER CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 26, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal hoistman, hoist operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHIEL BAILING WATER THE WINCH THAT OPERATES THE MINE COVER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND SPINNING AROUND STRIKING HIS RT ARM

1983 · 1 incident

September 12, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WERE USING EXPLOSIVES TO WIDEN SHAFT.USED 2 STICKS OF POWDER.WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED,MINE EXPLODED.WE HAD TESTED FOR GAS JUST PRIOR TO SHOT AND CLEARED DUST AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE AREA.CAUSE OF EXPL OSION UNKNOWN.

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The full compliance file on Cottonwood No 1 Shaft

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.