Mining Incidents

Upper Stillwater Dam Project Metal/Non-Metal

Duchesne County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201903

MSHA record for Upper Stillwater Dam Project (mine ID 4201903). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

May 22, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Tyger Construction Company · Flash burns (welding)

REPAIRS TO THE 1RIMARY CRUSHER WERE COMPLETED, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT WERE BEING PICKED UP, A WELDING MACHINE HAD ITS LEADS RUN OUT TO THE CRUSHER. THE NEGATIVE (GROUNDING LEAD) WAS ROLLED UP AND S TORED ON THE MA7HINE THE POSITIVE (ELECTRICALLY CHARGED) LEAD WAS LAYING ON A MATAL WALK WAY, THE WELDER WAS RUNNING (ON LINE)

May 15, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tyger Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TIGHTENIN1 BOLTS ON AN AIR TRACK THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD & I.NAME'S R/EL BOW STRUCK AGAINST SOME IRON

1986 · 5 incidents

October 17, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tyger Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AT 0400 HOURS T2E LLIGHT PLANT AT TOP OF SURGE PILE WAS NOTWORKING EMP BACKED INTO AREA TO DUMP LOAD FROM 769 CAT ROCK TRUCK OVER EDGE OF SURGE PILE HE MISJUDGED THE RT SIDE OF PILE TRUCK FLIPPED E3D OVER END ONCE AND ROLLED SIDEWAYS ONTO ITS WHEELS. DRIVER WAS EJECTED AND BECAME TRAPPED (LEFT ARM ONLY) UNDER ROCKS TRUCK IS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY MAINTENCE

September 17, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Tyger Construction Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE BRINGING 7HE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE THE COU PLER UNIT WHICH CONNECTS THE DRILL STEEL TO THE HAMMER CAME LOOSE FROM BOTH THE STEEL AND THE HA MMER. THE COUPL9R FELL AND STRUCK THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE CAUSING A POSSIBLE FRACTURE

September 12, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Tyger Construction Company · Struck by falling object

HYDRAULIC RAM F9OM DRILL FELL OFF MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD CAUSING LACERATION IN CENTER OF FOREHEAD, RENDERED HIM MOMENTARILY UNCONSCIOUS. PER EMP APPARENTLY A BOLT SHEARED OFF ONE SIDE AND THE WELD BR2KE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRACJET

September 4, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Tyger Construction Company · Struck by flying object

STITCHES WERE R9QUIRED FOR A LACERATED 1ST FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHEN FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK ROCK WAS BEING THROWN UNDER THE TRACK OF AN AIR TRACK

March 13, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Tyger Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

I NAME WAS WOR5ING IN A CONFINED AREA WITH I NAME,THEY WERE CUTTING /WELDINGIRON.I NAME WAS PUTTING HIS CUTTING GLAGGES ON,I NAME MOVED HIS CUTTING TORCH WHEN I NAME COULD NOT SEE THE MOTION AND PASSED HIS 2AND IN FRONT OF THE CUTTING TOURCH.RESULTING INJURY.3DEGREE BURNTO THE LEFT HAND.

1985 · 1 incident

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