Mining Incidents

E-14 And 15 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Chevron Corporation
Uintah County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201782

MSHA record for E-14 And 15 Mine (mine ID 4201782). 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
1984–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. American Gilsonite Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

E-14 And 15 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

4 on file

1986 · 1 incident

May 13, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
American Gilsonite Company · Struck by falling object

STARTING TOMINE3A BENCH ON THE EAST (TOP) SLOIPE. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BOTTOM OF THE BENCH, HIS PARTNER STARTED A TOP CUT ON THE BENCH. A LARGE LUMP OF LOOSE ORE FELL OFF OF THE TOP CUT AND STRUCK3THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

1985 · 1 incident

September 25, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
American Gilsonite Company · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS PUNCH3NG DRIFT WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN THE OVERHEAD BACK CAME OUT AND A LUMP OF ORE HIT THE MINERS LIGHT AND HAT, PUSHING THEM DOWN ON HIS GLASSES, CUTTING THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE

1984 · 2 incidents

June 18, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Gilsonite Company · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS HANDING HIS PARTNER 2 X 8 X 5\8 LAGGING FOR THE DRIFT BACK. HIS PARTNER DROPPED END OF LAGGING ONTO HIS HARD HAT. HURT NECK AND BACK.

April 26, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Gilsonite Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS WALKING ALONG TOP OF ORE PILLAR WHEN HE STEPPED INTO SMALL WATER TRENCH AND TWISTED ANKLE.