Atlas Minerals · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING SECURITY ROUNDS WITH A KEY CLOCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN ICE PATCH AND BROKE LOWER RIGHT LEG.
Moab Mill: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Atlas Minerals
· Facility
Controlled by
Atlas Corp
Grand County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4200800
Moab Mill has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Feb 1989
Ownership history
- Atlas Minerals 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1988 | 13 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1986 | 13 |
| 1985 | 21 |
| 1984 | 54 |
| 1983 | 144 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Moab Mill sits in Grand County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Grand County, Utah · Population 9,697
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$62,521
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1989 · 2 incidents
January 31, 1989
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlas Minerals · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL CLEANING PICKUP TO BE SOLD.DROPPED A SCREW.BENT OVER TO PICK UP SCREW,EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN AND COULDNT CONTINUE WORK.
1984 · 1 incident
Atlas Minerals · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CUTTING A MAP TUBE WITH AN EXACTO KNIFE THE K NIFE SLIPPED & CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.
1983 · 2 incidents
Atlas Minerals · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LOADING CART WITH WELDING BOTTLES ON TO ANOTHER CART FOR TRANSPORT TO ELECTRICAL SHOP.ONE BOTTLE SLIPPED SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN BOTTLE AND CART.FINGER WAS LACERATED AND CONTUSED AROUND FINGER NAIL-5 SUTURES.
Atlas Minerals · Struck against a moving object
HIT TRASH DUMPSTER.