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Idle Day: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Bob Shumway Mining · Underground
Controlled by Shumway Robert
San Juan County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202015

MSHA record for Idle Day (mine ID 4202015). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. Bob Shumway Mining 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Idle Day sits in San Juan County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 4.9% 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.
San Juan County, Utah · Population 14,466
4.9%
Mining share of county employment
$54,890
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

October 6, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bob Shumway Mining · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS HAND 4UCKING ORE OFF OF A BENCH, WITH NO PRIOR WARNING THE BACK MADE A LOUD POP AS THE SLAB BROKE LOOSE AND FELL, STRICKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER. COMING TO REST ON HIS CHEST AND LEGS.3