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Sunnyside No 2 Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Sunnyside Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Sunnyside Mines Inc
Sunnyside, Carbon County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4200094

MSHA record for Sunnyside No 2 Mine (mine ID 4200094). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
Ownership history
  1. Kaiser Coal Corp 1950 to 1988
  2. Badgers Unlimited Inc 1988 to 1988
  3. Sunnyside Coal Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Sunnyside No 2 Mine sits in Carbon County, Utah, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Carbon County, Utah · Population 20,446
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$53,673
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1985 · 8 incidents

November 22, 1985 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kaiser Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A BOUNCE OCCURR9D IN 3 OF 4 ENTRIES THAT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE ROADWAY BELTLINE AND A TRUCK A CAVE RESULTED FROM THIS AT ABOUT #3 X-CUT IN THE BELT ENTRY DIMENSIONS UNKNOWN THIS BOUNCE CAUSED 0LOOR AND RIB DAMAGE FOR ABOUT 400 FEET IN 3 ENTRIES

October 1, 1985 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kaiser Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS UNLOADING CINDER BLOCKS WHEN SHE CAUGHT HER THUMB BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS

August 8, 1985 UT · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Kaiser Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WATCHING MINER CUT WHEN IT BOUCED AND COAL STRUCK HIM ON THE FACE AND SHOULDERS.

August 8, 1985 UT · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kaiser Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TENDING THE MINER CABLE WHEN IT BOUNCED CAUSING COAL TO STRIKE HIS LEGS.

July 23, 1985 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Kaiser Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS CHANGING STEEL HE HIT THE WRONG LEVER AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN STEEL HOLDER

July 21, 1985 UT · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kaiser Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN AIR LOCK DOORS & HURT HIS BACK.

June 22, 1985 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kaiser Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAB CAB ROOFED & DISLODGED FROM THE CAR AND STRUCK HIM ON THE EAR

June 6, 1985 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Kaiser Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WS GOING THROUGH AIR LOCK DOORS AND THE AIR PUSHED HIM THROUGH CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND TWIST HIS BACK.