Mining Incidents

U-DOT PIT: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Granite Construction Inc
Washington County, UT  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4201907

MSHA record for U-DOT PIT (mine ID 4201907). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Mar 1996
Ownership history
  1. Rogers Construction Company 1985 to 1989
  2. Bear River Contractors 1989 to 1995
  3. Bear River Contractors 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

U-DOT 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1996 · 1 incident

March 29, 1996 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear River Contractors · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IMPACT CRUSHER SLIPPED BELTS AND CAUGHTROCK IN AND AROUND ROTOR. THE CREW LOCKE DOUT AND TAGE DOUT CRUSHER OPENED THE IMPACTOR TO CLEAN UP ROCKS FROM AROUND THE ROTOR. EE CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND HOUSING CUT BOOT AND INJURED TOE.

1993 · 1 incident

June 23, 1993 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Bear River Contractors · Struck by falling object

WHILE WORKING AROUND THE SCREENING PLANT A 6INCH ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE SCREEN FALLING APPROX 8FT HITTING WORKER ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK