Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by falling object
ORE CAME DOWN SLOPE HITTING R LEG HYPEREXTENDING R KNEE
Bonanza No 3 Shaft: 12 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Gordon S Ziegler Jr
Uintah County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201446
MSHA record for Bonanza No 3 Shaft (mine ID 4201446). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1984–1990
- Latest incident
- Mar 1990
Ownership history
- Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Bonanza No 3 Shaft 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
12 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 7 incidents
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE MINING,PIECE OF ORE CAME DOWN SLOPE AND HIT RIGHT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE.
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE PUNCHING DRIFT HE STUCK MOIL IN RIGHT FOOT.
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by falling object
A ROCK CAME DOWN THE SLOPE AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF BOTH HANDS WHILE HE HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE CHIPPING HAMMER CUTTING HIS L HAND AND BRUISING HIS L HAND
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE MINING PC OF ORE CAME OFF THE SLOPE AND WENT IN LEFT EYE.
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING STINGER PIPE PIPE SLIPPED DOWN AND PINCHED L HAND.
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck against stationary object
HE WASS SHOWING NEW EMPL HOW TO DIG ORE WHEN HE HIT LEFT HAND O N WALL INJURING KNUCKLE ON RING FINGER.
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Rubbed or abraded
WHILE WORKING IN THE DRIFT HE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES WHEN HE STARTED TO STNA DUP HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED OUT OF JOINT.HE STRAIGHTENED OUT HIS LEG AND HIS KNEE WENT BACK IN.
1988 · 2 incidents
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object
WHILE SINKING SHAFT IN THIS MINE A PIECE OF ORE CAME DOWN THE SLOPE AND HIT HIM IN THE HIP
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by flying object
WHILE MINING HE GOT APICE OF ORE IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
1987 · 1 incident
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Fall from machine
WHILE CLIMBING 3NTO THE BUCKET HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 8 TO 10 FEET BACK ONTO THE SLOPE LANDING ON HIS BACK.
1984 · 1 incident
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Fall from ladders
WHILE WORKING ON LADDER ON A TIMBER THE TIMBER WORKED LOOSE AND HE FELL ABOUT 85\ AND LANDED IN ABOUT 10\TO 12\ OF WATER.