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B-42 Shaft: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Demar Boren Contractor · Underground
Controlled by Demar Boren
Uintah County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201774

MSHA record for B-42 Shaft (mine ID 4201774). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Demar Boren Contractor 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

B-42 Shaft sits in Uintah County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 12.5% 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.
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

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

March 29, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Demar Boren Contractor · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING THE AIT LIFT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE WHEN A CHUNK OF ORE FELL FROM THE WALL OR ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE STRIKING EE ON TOP OF THE HARD HAT HE WAS WEARING, CAUSING HIM TO BITE HIS TONGUE.

1983 · 1 incident