American Gilsonite Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMP WAS P 3 ULLING DRIFT BULKHEAD AND WHEN PULLING ON BULKHEAD BOARD, STRIANED LOWER BACK
B-38/B-42/B-44: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
American Gilsonite Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Chevron Corporation
Uintah County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4200862
B-38/B-42/B-44 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Dec 1987
Ownership history
- Demar Boren Mining Inc 1980 to 1986
- American Gilsonite Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1986 | 11 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1983 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
B-38/B-42/B-44 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.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1987 · 2 incidents
American Gilsonite Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS THE EMPLOYEE3WAS MINING ON THE SLOPE, HE TWISTED HIS BODY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FELT AS SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1986 · 2 incidents
American Gilsonite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3CUTTING THE TIMBER WITH A BOW SAW THE SAW SLIPPED FROM THE CUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER
Demar Boren Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS DIGGING 1ILSONITE ORE WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER ON THE FACE OF T HE DRIFT. WHEN A CHUNCK OF ORE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A FOORBALL FELL FROM THE BACK & STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM ABOUT 3"-4" ABOVE TH E WRIST & BROKE3IT.