Mining Incidents

King No 5 Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal

American Fuel Corp · Underground
Controlled by Aarra Robert T
Hiawatha, Carbon County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4201389

MSHA record for King No 5 Mine (mine ID 4201389). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Mar 1983
Ownership history
  1. United States Fuel Company 1976 to 1980
  2. United States Fuel Company 1980 to 1991
  3. United States Fuel Company 1991 to 1995
  4. American Fuel Corp 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

King No 5 Mine sits in Carbon County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Carbon County, Utah · Population 20,446
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$53,673
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1983 · 13 incidents

March 25, 1983 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN 1ST RIGHT ENTRY AND TRIPPED OVER COAL AND A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE

March 22, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
United States Fuel Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY JARRING HIS BACK

March 22, 1983 UT · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
United States Fuel Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NECK HURTING AFTER RIDING IN MANTRIP

March 7, 1983 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK

February 28, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Fuel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN ON ENTRY WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS ELBOW.

February 23, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
United States Fuel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DIESEL MANTRIP WHEN HE WAS BACKING VEHICLE UP-HE ROOFED OUT, GETTING DRAGGED ACROSS THE STEERING WHEEL & DASH BOARD CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIBS & BACK.

February 14, 1983 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Fuel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A MINER CABLE AGAINST THE RIB WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

February 9, 1983 UT · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Fuel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MATERIALS ON ROOF BOLTERS. (ROOF BOLTS & RESIN.) WHILE LOADING MATERIALS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 25, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
United States Fuel Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS MINER OPERATOR CLEANIGN BOTTOM WHEN MINER BITS THREW PIECES OF ROCK BACK INTO CAB.

January 3, 1983 UT · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
United States Fuel Company · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE CLEANING BOTTOM TOWARD FACE ON BRATTICE SIDE C/MINER REACHED FACE & IGNITION OCCURRED HEAD WAS TRIMMING BOTTOM ROCK. NINE SPRAMS INOPERATIVE. BRATTICE TWO FEET FURTHER THAN PLAN STATES. NO DAMAGE. FALME WAS 10 W X 2\H.X 15\C.