Mining Incidents

Monte Cristo: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Tom Lammert Mining · Underground
Controlled by Lammert Tom
San Juan County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4200990

MSHA record for Monte Cristo (mine ID 4200990). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jul 1986
Ownership history
  1. Uranium Production Company Inc 1950 to 1978
  2. Larry & Jody Shumway Mining 1978 to 1981
  3. C & D Exploration Inc 1981 to 1983
  4. Shumway Mining 1983 to 1986
  5. Shumway Mining 1986 to 1987
  6. Tom Lammert Mining 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Monte Cristo 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
July 9, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Shumway Mining · Struck by flying object

AIR WAS PUT IN 7HE WATER TANK TO FORCE THE WATER IN SMALLER TANK VICTIM WAS STANDING AT THE FRONT OF TANK WHEN THE END OF TANK THREW OUT AND STRUCK VICTIM KILL HIM INSTANTANLY.