Mining Incidents

Ore Haulage Plant: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Salt Lake County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201660

MSHA record for Ore Haulage Plant (mine ID 4201660). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
Ownership history
  1. Kennecott Minerals Company 1980 to 1981
  2. Kennecott Utah Copper Corp 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ore Haulage 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 31, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE FELL INTO "GLORY HOLE" WAS FROUND IN "27" BUILDING ON ORE BELT. "GLORY HOLE" IS THE ORE CAR DUMP.

Reportable incidents

10 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1984 · 3 incidents

May 23, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal trackman, track worker, track gang HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME LOST TIME UNTIL 5/23/84. REPLACING BROKEN SHIMS ANS AS HE STARTED TO PUT NEW SHIMS BACK IN A PIECE OF STEEL WENT THROUGH ROLLS CAUSING PACK TO SLAM BACK PINCHING HAND B ETWEEN PACK AND PEDESTAL. ON 5/23/84 SURGERY TO CORRECT PERSISTENT PAIN PROBLEMS WHICH DID NOT CLEAR UP AFTER SUFFERING CONTUSION.

May 11, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Fall from machine

AT W END OF CAR SHOP WORKING ON HEAVY ORE CAR AND HE FELL OFF OF CAR LANDING ON RIGHT KNEE

February 1, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Fall onto or against objects

COPPERTON YARD. SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL. WHEN HE FELL RIGHT KNEE HIT ROCK.

1983 · 7 incidents

September 8, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN WEST CRANE CAR SHOP TIGHTENING A NUT ON TERMINAL AND RATCHET SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER ON CONTACTOR BOX

September 7, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Fall from machine

ON RR CAR TO SMELTER AND CAR DERAILED AND HE JUMPED OFF AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE SEVERE SPRAIN

August 9, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal trackman, track worker, track gang MACHINERY
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON BONN LINE AND THE STAR FIRE MACHINE HIT A CLAW BAR THAT HE WAS HOLDING AND THIS CAUSED THE BAR TO HIT HIM IN THE NOSE

June 27, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by flying object

AT SMELTER RR YARD AND SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE

January 28, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by falling object

PULLING PINS ON ORE CARS TO UNCOUPLE AND ROCKS FELL OFF ORE CAR AND STRUCK IN HEAD, 1/2" X 1/8" LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF HEAD SCALP AREA, STUTURED