Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE HOSE ON A CHIPPING HAMMER CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
Cottonwood No 1 Shaft: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Gordon S Ziegler Jr
Uintah County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201770
MSHA record for Cottonwood No 1 Shaft (mine ID 4201770). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
Ownership history
- Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Cottonwood No 1 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
4 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 2 incidents
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Fall onto or against objects
CLIMBING UP A ROPE AND HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE ROCK WALL
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHIEL BAILING WATER THE WINCH THAT OPERATES THE MINE COVER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND SPINNING AROUND STRIKING HIS RT ARM
1983 · 1 incident
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Accident type, without injuries
WERE USING EXPLOSIVES TO WIDEN SHAFT.USED 2 STICKS OF POWDER.WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED,MINE EXPLODED.WE HAD TESTED FOR GAS JUST PRIOR TO SHOT AND CLEARED DUST AWAY FROM IMMEDIATE AREA.CAUSE OF EXPL OSION UNKNOWN.