Mining Incidents

Cottonwood Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Uintah County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201789

MSHA record for Cottonwood Mine (mine ID 4201789). 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
1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Hydrocarbon Resources Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cottonwood Mine 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 · 2 incidents

May 9, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal hoistman, hoist operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydrocarbon Resources Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE HOISTMAN WAS WALKING FROM THE HOIST HOUSE TO THE SHOWER ROOM IN STEPING OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER,HE TWISTED HIS KNEE,WHICH APPEARNTLY RAINED SOME PART OF HIS KNEE.