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Lucky Strike Mine: 14 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Plateau Resources Limited · Underground
Controlled by Consumers Power Company
Garfield County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201150

MSHA record for Lucky Strike Mine (mine ID 4201150). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Plateau Resources Limited 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lucky Strike Mine sits in Garfield County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Garfield County, Utah · Population 5,170
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$61,688
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1985 · 1 incident

March 23, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Resources Limited · Struck by rolling or sliding object

DISMANTLING FEEDER BIN IT BROKE LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK INFLICTING PUNCTURE WOUND WHICH REQ STITCHES.THE BIN WAS STILL HELD BY 1 1/2 BOLTS AT THE TIME.THE MAN HAD PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WI TH THIS COMPANY IN CONSTRUCTION AND FELT THAT THE BIN WAS ADEQUATELY SECURE.MAN WAS THE DESIGNATED SUPV AT THIS PROJECT.

1983 · 13 incidents

November 30, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Resources Limited · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MARK WAS TRYING TO FREE A GARNDER DENVER JACK LEG THAT HAD BECOME STUCK INTHE MUD AT THE FACE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 29, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Resources Limited · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLOSED TOOL BOX CATCHING FINGER IN PINCH POINT ON BOX.

July 19, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Plateau Resources Limited · Struck by flying object

RIDING OUT OF MINE ON TEN TON BUGGY AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

July 6, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Plateau Resources Limited · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS TRYING TO PUNCH A HOLE IN HIS MINER\S BELT WITH A FOLDING POCKET KNIFE WHEN THE BLADE FOLDED UP CUTTING HIS RIGHT THUM BAND NAIL.

March 23, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Plateau Resources Limited · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BANDING HOSE TOGETHER BAND MACHINE STUCK WENT TO PULL BAND OUT WITH PLIERS CUTTING THUMB

March 9, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Plateau Resources Limited · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED, HE FELL FORWARD HITTING RIBS ON METAL.

February 16, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Plateau Resources Limited · Struck against stationary object

REMOVING BOLT,WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPL STRUCK HAND AGAINST HYDRAULIC PUMP.

January 19, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Resources Limited · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIANS AND IN HOOKING UP ELECTRICAL TRAILER TO MINE TENDER THE TRAILER TONGUE SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT

January 19, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Plateau Resources Limited · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT STUCK JACKLEG AND STRAINED BACK