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SHIVWIT PIT: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Southwest Stone Inc · Surface
Controlled by Donald J Larkin
Washington County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202129

MSHA record for SHIVWIT PIT (mine ID 4202129). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1996–1998
Latest incident
Jan 1998
Ownership history
  1. Southwest Stone Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

SHIVWIT PIT sits in Washington County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Washington County, Utah · Population 189,827
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$76,411
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
January 21, 1998 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southwest Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

EE HAD GONE UP TO THE CRUSHER AND SHUT OFF JAW, BECAUSE A ROCK HAD BECOME STUCK. HE WAS HITTING THE ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS NOT FOR SURE AS NO ONE SAW IT AT FIRST, BUT WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, THE SLEDGE MUST HAVE GLANCED OFF, THE SLEDGE HAMMER CAME BACK WITH FORCE, HITTING EE IN THE HEAD, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACK OVER TO GROUND. HAMMER DID INJURY NOT FAL

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1996 · 1 incident

May 9, 1996 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Southwest Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

HAPPENED IN OPEN GROUND. EE WAS GETTING NUTS/BOLTS FOR A SCREEN. HE LEFT THE TRAILER WHERE THEY WERE BEING STORED AND WAS WALKING QUICKLY TOWARDS THE PLANT WHEN HE STARTED TO DROP A COUPLE O F BOLTS. HE LOOKED DOWN AT HIS HAND TO BE SURE THAT HE WOULDN'T DROP THEM AND STEPPE DON A ROUNDISH ROCK. TWISTING HIS ANKLE BADLY.