Mining Incidents

South Weber PitMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by CRH PLC
South Weber, Davis County, UT · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 4200406
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2005–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was walking down to the pump house when they felt a sharp pain on left hand. That's when they noticed a Yellow jacket was biting their left hand. Went to ER and was given an injection.

2022 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down the loader steps, using 3 points of contact, when their foot missed the last step. The sudden shift in weight to their arms pulled on their shoulder in a way that left them in pain. Employee was unable to lift their elbow past the height of their shoulder. Employee was released from care on 4/8/22 and MRI results came in on 9/20/22 showing a tear.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee covered the loader shift for 3 hours. When they exited the loader around 12, they had some back pain/discomfort. Thinking it was normal back pain that they had felt in the past, they assumed it would feel better in the morning. When they arrived at work today it was clear that they had strained their back bad enough that it was hard for them to stand up.

2019 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on a conveyor when a roller was stuck. EE pulled on the roller and it pinched a hand between the roller and the frame of the conveyor, pinching the hand. This caused a laceration that required 5 stitches.

2017 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was guiding belly dumps into dump. EE was standing behind a 4ft wing wall. As the truck dumped EE's main, EE became stuck on the material EE was off loading, and spun EE's rear dual tires & threw a 2 inch rock, approx. 20 feet over the wall, and struck our employee in the lip chipping EE's tooth.

2011 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was postioning the screen and was using the handrail as support when the handrail gave way.

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Grinding on the screen support rails, when he ran grinder into his leg.

2009 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was installing a belt on a screen, got finger pinched between the sheave and the gear box bolts on the side of the screen.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was grinding channel iron and the wheel caught edge of gap, causing grinder to kick back.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by rolling or sliding object

Rocks were clogged in the jaw crusher, he moved a rock with his hands and another rock rolled down and crushed his left index finger.