Mining Incidents

King Solomon: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Umetco Minerals Corp · Underground
Controlled by Union Carbide Corp
Montrose County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502675

MSHA record for King Solomon (mine ID 0502675). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Ownership history
  1. Umetco Minerals Corp 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

King Solomon sits in Montrose County, Colorado, where the Census mining category is 1.1% 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.
Montrose County, Colorado · Population 43,272
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,072
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

November 9, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Umetco Minerals Corp · Struck against a moving object

SHE WAS DRIVING A BOSS BUGGY. THE FRONT WHEEL HIT A ROCK. IT SPUN THE STEERING WHEEL INJURING EMPLOYEES LEFT WRIST.

August 3, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Umetco Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS COLLARING HOLE TO INSTALL ROCK BOLT, AS HE COLLARED THE HOLE A PIECE ABOUT 12"X12"X2" FELL FROM THE BACK CATCHING EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND HAMMER.

1983 · 4 incidents

July 6, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Umetco Minerals Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT MR SPENCER HAS SILICOSIS

July 5, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Umetco Minerals Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT MR HETZEL HAS SILICOSIS

March 14, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Umetco Minerals Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS HAVE INDICATED THAT MR. OLVERA HAS "PNEUMOCONIOSIS". THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH 30 CFR PART 50.20 BUT THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT TH E ILLNESS WAS OCCUPATIONALLY INCURRED WHILE WORKING FOR UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION.

March 14, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Umetco Minerals Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONA HAVE INDICATED THAT MR. SALAZAR HAS "POSSIBLE EARLY SILICOSIS". THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH 30 CFR PART 50.20 BUT THIS DOES NOT CONSITUTE AN ADMISSI ON THAT THE ILLNESS WAS OCCUPATIONALLY INCURRED WHILE WORKING FOR UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION.