Mining Incidents

SUNNYSIDE WASTE COAL SITECoal

Sunnyside, Carbon County, UT · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4202093
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2013–2023
Latest incident
Mar 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

2021 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Team Member was hauling water when the truck EE was operating became stuck in the snow. Loader operator cleared the snow in front of the truck and pulled it out. When the driver was exiting the truck, EE slipped and fell which broke EE's right leg.

2020 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Employees doing maintenance cleaning ditches and culverts. The tumble weeds on were lit on fire, out of nowhere a wirly wind picked up one of the weeds and placed it on the old reject pile that had been reclaimed with straw. Some of the straw caught fire, a fire line was built using equipment and water trucks were used to extinguish the fire that lasted about 30 minutes.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

The maintenance team was removing a sheave from a shaft. Before they could get cribbing under the pulley, EE pulled on it allowing the pulley to fall off the shaft smashing EE's ring figure on right hand. The doctor placed a splint and wrapped it. EE was released to full duty with no lost time.

2017 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was replacing chute liner when they reached behind liner to line it up. Liner slipped and pinched a finger. Finger required stitches

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Miner was lifting a cover plate off a D9 Dozer and dropped it on his foot. Miner was taken to emergency room on 12/28/14 and x-rays were negative. Miner continued to have pain and went to Dr. on 3/11/15, fracture was found. Miner was put in a walking boot and crutches.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE was scraping the top of the grizzly with the bucket of a loader when one of the grates became dislodged. The individual tried to lift the grate with a strap and clean under the dislodged grate. The strap became untied causing the grate to fall and pin the ee left ankle between the grizzly frame and grate. The individuals left ankle was severely fractured.