Mining Incidents

Harrison: 19 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Gordon S Ziegler Jr
Bonanza, Uintah County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202484

Harrison has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2008–2009
Latest incident
Jan 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
19
citations
7
significant & substantial
$3,845
proposed penalties
$3,845
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
6
inspections on record
111
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 111 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

Harrison has $4K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$4K
proposed penalties
$4K
current assessed
$4K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
18 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-08-31.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
38.9%
significant & substantial
5.6%
high negligence or reckless
38.9%
reasonably likely or greater
50.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.0% none, 16.7% low, 77.8% moderate, 5.6% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp 2007 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2009 3
2008 6
2007 3
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

Harrison 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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2009 Q3 1,360 2 0 1470.6
2009 Q2 0 0 0
2009 Q1 1,720 0 0 0.0
2008 Q4 4,606 6 2 1302.6
2008 Q3 1,947 0 0 0.0
2008 Q2 1,720 3 1 1744.2
2008 Q1 1,280 8 4 6250.0
2007 Q4 360 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2009 · 2 incidents

January 23, 2009 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working under a truck, using a utility knife that slipped and cut his finger.

2008 · 4 incidents

December 20, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Struck by falling object

A chunk of Gilsonite off the slope, striking him just below the hard hat, behind his right ear.

May 29, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ziegler Chemical & Mineral Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Harrison Mine-fell down 50' slope and fell down and over four benches.