Mining Incidents

Stillwater Dam Plant: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Fisher Industries · Surface
Controlled by Thomas G Fisher
Duchesne County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201943

MSHA record for Stillwater Dam Plant (mine ID 4201943). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Fisher Industries 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Stillwater Dam Plant sits in Duchesne County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 11.8% 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.
Duchesne County, Utah · Population 19,932
11.8%
Mining share of county employment
$74,738
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1987 · 1 incident

May 21, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Fisher Industries · Struck by falling object

HE WAS USING A 1OWER HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ABOVE HIM LOST THE WELD AND DROPPED ONTO HIS FACIAL AREA.

1986 · 5 incidents

November 3, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Fisher Industries · Accident type, without injuries

OPERATOR WAS CO3FUSED AS TO HIS LOCATION HE THOUGHT THE EQUIPMENT WAS ON A ACESS ROAD BUT HE WAS IN THE IMMEDIAT E DIG AREA AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE HOE DROVE INTO THE POND

October 8, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Industries · Struck against stationary object

SLIPPED WHILE D3SMOUNTED A BACKHOE AND BRUISED HIS ELBOW ALSO GOT A SAND PARTICLES IN HIS EYE

August 23, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fisher Industries · Struck by flying object

PIPE EXTENSION 8EPARATED FROM PORTA POWER TOOL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEG PORTA POWER TOOL SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION

May 21, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fisher Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING ALLEN WRE3CH & HAMMER TO TIGHTEN BOLT TO PROPER TORQUE-WRENCH CAME OUT OF BOLT WHEN HE STRUCK IT SMASHING HIS HAND AND FINGERS AGAINST SPIDER GEAR.

April 24, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fisher Industries · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING A SEMI LOAD OF 55 GALLON DRUMS WHICH WERE DOUBLE STACKED. WHILE MANNIVERING THE DRUMS HE SMASHED THE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.