American Gilsonite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUNCHING DRIFT,4OIL ON CHIPPING HAMMER BROKE ALLOWING HAMMER TO FALL FORWARD.THE SUDDEN FORWARD MOVEMENT STRAINED THE EMPL BACK.
B-16: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal
American Gilsonite Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Chevron Corporation
Uintah County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201920
MSHA record for B-16 (mine ID 4201920). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1987
- Latest incident
- Jun 1987
Ownership history
- Demar Boren Mining Inc 1985 to 1986
- American Gilsonite Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
B-16 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.