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Lowdermilk Gravel Pit: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lowdermilk Elbert
Carbon County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201539

Lowdermilk Gravel Pit has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Nov 1986
Ownership history
  1. Elbert Lowdermilk Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1988 0
1987 4
1986 6
1985 7
1984 3
1983 10
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Lowdermilk Gravel Pit 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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

November 7, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elbert Lowdermilk Inc · Struck against stationary object

BOLTS WERE BEIN1 TIGHTENED ON SCREEN PLANT WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED, CAUSING HAND/FINGER TO STRIKE GEARBOX COVER.