Mining Incidents

Oriental Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dickey Donald R
Sierra County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0400898

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
1
inspections on record
12
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 12 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

January 20, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dickey Exploration Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER SUFFERING PAIN DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

January 8, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dickey Exploration Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER SUFFERING PAIN DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

1985 · 2 incidents

February 27, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object

SCALING AND ROCK BOLTING WEATHERED ROCK OF AN OLD OPENING ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BACK AND ROLLED ONTO THE MANS FOOT

January 16, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING ROCKS IN ORE CAR WHEN MUCKER BUCKET CAME BACK AND HIT HIS HAND-WAS ON OPERATOR BLIND SIDE.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 21, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Hecla Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

TURNED AROUND & STRUCK TIP OF ELBOW ON THE RIB CAUSING SLIGHT SWELLING & THE OCCURRANCE OF A SMALL KNOT IN THE ELBOW.

June 21, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Ranchers Exploration & Development Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING THE DRILLING OF A BOLT HOLE HE PULLED DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE AS HIS HELPER WAS TAKING STEEL OUT OF DRILL CHUCK DRILL BECAME UNBALANCED AND FLIPPED ON PIVOT OF JA CKLEG EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN DRILL AND JACKLEG