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La Sal Number 2: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Laramide La Sal, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Laramide Resources Ltd
La Sal, San Juan County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201689

MSHA record for La Sal Number 2 (mine ID 4201689). 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
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2013
1
inspections on record
8
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: 8 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Homestake Mining Company 1980 to 2012
  2. Laramide La Sal, Inc. 2012 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

La Sal Number 2 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

1984 · 1 incident

January 31, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Homestake Mining Company · Struck by falling object

BARRING SLAB FROM BACK IN UNBOLTED AREA 6 FT LONG BETWEEN LAST MATS & FACE LOOSE IN BACK WAS BARRED DOWN BUT LOOSE FROM FACE NEAR BACK CAME IN AND HIT INJURED ON HEAD & RT KNEE WHILE IN AN BALANCED POSITION INJURED WAS BARRING WITH BACK TO FACE IN UNBOLTED AREA