Mining Incidents

J B King Mine Coal

Western States Minerals Corp · Underground
Salina, Emery County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4200085

MSHA record for J B King Mine (mine ID 4200085). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at J B King Mine.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
0
Years on record
Latest incident
Ownership history
  1. Sun Valley Coal Co 1950 to 1975
  2. Western States Coal Corp 1975 to 1976
  3. Western States Minerals Corp 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

J B King Mine sits in Emery County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 7.5% 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.
Emery County, Utah · Population 9,968
7.5%
Mining share of county employment
$69,956
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

No reportable incidents on file.

MSHA has no recorded reportable accidents for this mine in the current dataset. New reports appear here within a week of being filed.