Show Man Injured In Blast at Mine Friday Tim Jordan of Green River was flown to Salt Lake City late Friday Friday Fri Fri- day in critical condition after beIng being being be be- ing struck on the head by a arock arock arock rock during a blasting operation at an open pit mine near Green River I Jordan was working with a al crew of men on a blasting project I and failed to take proper cover I when dirt and stone thrown into the he air by the blast began to I tall fall about him He dodged several I smaller rocks but suffered a fractured fractured frac frac- skull when hit by a larger frac 1 stone He was taken to Price by automobile auto mobile then flown on to Salt Lake City at the sugg suggestion stion of ot doctors there He was employed by Big Dig Bend Mining company operating for Uranium Petroleum company of Grand Junction The Utah Industrial commission commis don sion expressed concern this week at the thu number of mine accidents In n weeks and which have not been properly reported to the commission They pointed out there here have been safety violations In n most of the cases In addition to 10 the Injury of ot Jordan there was a recent fatal accident at the Cord shaft in San SanJuan SanJuan Juan fuan county In which Walter Koph plunged to his death when a 11 pick slipped from a timber Umber and caused him to lose his balance and fall fail feet into the tho pit Other Othor accidents have been in in Marysville and Rich Rich- In all but the San Juan accident accident ac ac- ac I. I the commission claimed there here were violations of safety regulations regulation |