EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SCEEN AND SLIPPED PINCHING A NERVE IN HIS BACK
Point Of Mountain Pit: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Savage Rock Products
· Surface
Controlled by
Savage Industries Inc
Salt Lake County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201737
Point Of Mountain Pit has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Oct 1985
Ownership history
- Savage Rock Products 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1983 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Point Of Mountain Pit sits in Salt Lake County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.4% 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.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
5 on file1985 · 3 incidents
October 8, 1985
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Savage Rock Products · Fall to the walkway or working surface
Savage Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING SAND GOT SOME IN EYE.
Savage Rock Products · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE GREASING SCREEN AND FELL OFF ON A PIECE OF STEEL.
1984 · 1 incident
Savage Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE CRUSHER THE CRUSHER SETTLES AND JERKED THE WRENCH WHICH HE WAS HOLDING
1983 · 1 incident
August 3, 1983
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Savage Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MR. EDWARDS WAS AT THE JOB EARLY. HE WAS HELPING AND OTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE A DRUM OF OIL. THE OTHER MAN\S HANDS SLIPPED OFF THE DRUM ALLOWING THE DRUM TO MASH MR. EDWARDS HAND BETWEEN THE DRUM A STEEL SHELF.