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Aragonite: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

American Stone Company · Surface
Controlled by Lon A Thomas
Tooele County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4200023

Aragonite has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. Utah Calcium Company Inc 1950 to 1987
  2. Utah Calcium Company 1987 to 1988
  3. Utah Calcium Company 1988 to 1988
  4. American Stone Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1995 1
1994 4
1993 4
1992 3
1991 3
1990 5
1989 6
1988 7
1987 7
1986 5
1985 5
1984 2
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Aragonite sits in Tooele County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 1.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Tooele County, Utah · Population 76,648
1.8%
Mining share of county employment
$101,846
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

July 17, 1988 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Utah Calcium Company · Struck by falling object

MAN WORKING IN FEED HOPPER SLIPPED AND DROPPED ROCK ON KNEE-RIGHT.

February 23, 1988 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Utah Calcium Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN TRIPPED WHEN CARRYING ROCK AND OUT HIS HAND BETWEEN ROCKS.

Show 1 earlier incidents

1985 · 1 incident

March 14, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Utah Calcium Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

MAN FELL FROM 7\ HIGH PLATFORM LANDING ON HIS HIP X-RAYED & R ELEASED.