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Monroc Union Plant: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Monroc Inc · Surface
Controlled by U S Aggregate Inc
Salt Lake County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201082

Monroc Union Plant has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. Monroc Inc 1950 to 1986
  2. Monroc Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1994 0
1993 2
1992 2
1991 2
1990 2
1989 2
1988 2
1987 3
1986 2
1985 2
1984 3
1983 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Monroc Union Plant sits in Salt Lake County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.
Salt Lake County, Utah · Population 1,184,689
0.4%
Mining share of county employment
$94,658
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

April 16, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Monroc Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME AND OTHER LIFTING TAIL PULLEY GUARD INTO PLACE.LOST FOOTING IN LOOSE SAND AND HURT BACK.LOWER BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

July 29, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Monroc Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PUTTING BELTS ON V BELT DRIVE I PINCHED HAND BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY

1984 · 1 incident

May 31, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Monroc Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INGUINAL HERNIA CAUSED BY STRAINED WHILE INSTALLING TIRE ON LOADER.