Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc · Fall from machine
DRILLING ROCKBOLT HOLES STEPPED UP ONTO D-HANDLE OF JACKLEG TO SHUT OF LEG & SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS ONTO MUCK PILE.
DRY FORK TUNNEL: 7 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Harrison Ernest W
Salt Lake County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202118
MSHA record for DRY FORK TUNNEL (mine ID 4202118). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1997–1998
- Latest incident
- Mar 1998
Ownership history
- Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
DRY FORK TUNNEL sits in Salt Lake County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.Salt Lake County, Utah · Population 1,184,689
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$94,658
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1998 · 2 incidents
Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SHOTCRETE SAMPLES 30" X 30" X 6" WEIGHT 200 LBS - 300 LBS SLIDING SAMPLES INTO LOADER BUCKET WITH LAGGIN. LAST SAMPLE TIPPED, STARTED TO FALL & EE REACHED OUT & GRABBED SAMPLE. AT THIS TIME EE FELT TEARING IN GROIN AREA.
1997 · 5 incidents
Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GPF-OVER LAST 34 YEARS WHILE RUNNING UNDERGROUND MACHINERY HEARING LOSS HAS OCCURRED TO THE POINT THAT HEARING AIDS ARE REQUIRED TO HEAR NORMAL SPEECH EFFECTING BOTH EARS.
Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE INSTALLING TIMBER SET IN EXTENSION TUNNEL, HE LEANED OVER I.NAME TO NAIL COLLAR BRACE WHEN APROX. 500 LB SLAB FELL OUT OF FACE STRIKING HIM IN BACK AND LEGS. ALSO KNOCKED I.NAME DOWN; NO INJURY WAS INFLICTED ON I.NAME.
Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING 8' X 8' X 4' LONG TIMBER INTO HAULAGE TRUCK TWISTED WHILE LIFTING.
Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc · Struck by falling object
AIR HAMMER DRILLING SPLIT BOLT HOLES IN BACK PULLING STEEL OUT OF HOLE. STEEL SLIPPED OUT OF CHUCK TENDER.
Patrick Harrison Constructors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LIFTING 80# BAG OF SHOTCRETE. STEPPED OFF 3" LAGGING WITH BAG AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.