Mining Incidents

Portable 3CottonThomas/Aragonite Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lon A Thomas
Grouse Creek, Box Elder County, UT  ·  Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4201950

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000–2020
Latest incident
May 2020
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
21
significant & substantial
$9,705
proposed penalties
$9,705
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q4 456 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 8,656 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 1,190 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 0 0 0
2024 Q4 2,478 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 10,096 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 234 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2020 · 1 incident

May 6, 2020 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

Two employees were moving a metal plate. Injured employee stepped in to stabilize and over-exerted, pulling the plate onto their leg.

2000 · 1 incident

July 10, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Stone Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CHAINING PALLETS OF STONE ON FLATBED TRUCK, A PIECE OF STONE FELL AND STRUCK DRIVER ON HEAD, CAUSING A BUMP ON THE HEAD.