Savage Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HAS DR3LLING HOLES IN A METAL GUTER THE DRILL CAUGHT AND TWISTED , HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE.
Portable Southwest Pit: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Savage Rock Products
· Surface
Controlled by
Savage Industries Inc
Salt Lake County,
UT
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201901
Portable Southwest Pit has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Apr 1986
Ownership history
- Savage Rock Products 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1984 | 6 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Portable Southwest 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
3 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 2 incidents
November 23, 1985
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Savage Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL LIFTING DR6M OFF FROM TRUCK AND INJURED BACK.
June 20, 1985
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Savage Rock Products · Struck by falling object
WAS UNPLUGGING FEEDER WHEN LARGE ROCK FELL OFF CONVVEYOR AND STRUCK R LEG. TORN CARTILAGE & LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO RIGHT LEG