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Small Fry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Western Key Enterprise · Underground
Controlled by Shumway Gary
San Juan County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4200768

MSHA record for Small Fry (mine ID 4200768). 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
Nov 1986
Ownership history
  1. B Mining Company 1950 to 1984
  2. Hecla Mining Company 1984 to 1986
  3. Western Key Enterprise 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Small Fry 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
November 6, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Western Key Enterprise · Struck by falling object

2ND ROUND WAS B9ING DRILLED AFTER 1ST ROUND SHOT THROUGH CAVED AREA AT CRACK IN CAVED AREA WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM FACE SIDE RESULTING IN LARGE SLAB OUT OF BACK TO FALL DIRECTLY ABOVE VICTIM WHIL E DRILLING 2ND 9OUND