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Drum Mine: 12 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by King Edward B
Millard County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201847

MSHA record for Drum Mine (mine ID 4201847). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. Western States Minerals Corp 1983 to 1988
  2. Jumbo Mining Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Drum Mine sits in Millard County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 2.8% 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.
Millard County, Utah · Population 13,179
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$70,877
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

January 12, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Minerals Corp · Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

FAULTY DOOR ON 7YANIDE HOPPER WAS FORCED - CAUSING CYANIDE TO BE AIRBORN. THE FLAPPER ON THE MASK STUCK OPEN

1985 · 2 incidents

December 3, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Minerals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING U8ED HAMMER INTO THE BACK OF THE PICK UP HE TRUSTED HIS BACK.

May 7, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western States Minerals Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE MOVING A DRILL HAMMER IN SHOP FOR REPAIR EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING HIM TO GET OUT OF POSITION WITH WEIGHT OF HAMMER CAUSING BACK SPRAIN

1984 · 6 incidents

October 15, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Minerals Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE UNLOADING PARTS FROM PICK UP TO GROUND GOT FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN TWO PIECE OF IRON.

September 4, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Minerals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE TRYING TO BREAK HEAD LOOSE FROM BLOCK HE PULLED BACK MUSCLE. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.THEN ON 9-10-84 HE MOVED A TRUCK STAND WITH I.NAME REINJURING BACK. TUESDAY 9-11-84 AT 4:00PM WENT TO D OCTOR.

June 28, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western States Minerals Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE REMOVING THE CAP OFF THE STRIP TANK PRESSURE WAS NOT FULLY RELEASED AND WHEN CAP WAS REMOVED THE STEAM WAS RELEASED RESULTING IN BURNS TO RT SIDE OF I NAMES FACE AND LEG

June 21, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western States Minerals Corp · Fall from machine

FILLING THE FUEL TRUCK FROM STORAGE TANKS AT FUELING PLATFORM. SLIPPED ON TRUCK AND FELL BETWEEN TRUCK AND PLATFORM

March 22, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Western States Minerals Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING 50 TON TRUCK TO WASTE DUMP AND HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD, STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN HAND BRAKE LEVER AND STEERING WHEEL, TORE LIGAMENTS

1983 · 2 incidents

December 9, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Western States Minerals Corp · Struck by flying object

CUTTING WOOD WITH DULL BLADE-SPLINTER FLEW UP INTO RIGHT EYE.