Hydrocarbon Resources Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE SETTING MINE TIMBERS I.NAME STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER BREAKING THE FINGER
Cottonwood Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Hydrocarbon Resources Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Thyssen Mining Construction Inc & Hydrocarbon Mini
Uintah County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201789
Cottonwood Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Jul 1985
Ownership history
- Hydrocarbon Resources Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1983 | 4 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Cottonwood Mine sits in Uintah County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 12.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Uintah County, Utah · Population 36,458
12.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,861
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 2 incidents
Hydrocarbon Resources Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE HOISTMAN WAS WALKING FROM THE HOIST HOUSE TO THE SHOWER ROOM IN STEPING OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER,HE TWISTED HIS KNEE,WHICH APPEARNTLY RAINED SOME PART OF HIS KNEE.