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Frank Sam Mine (U S Pumice Mine) Metal/Non-Metal

United States Pumice Company · Surface

Controlled by Elizabeth Anderson

Lee Vining, Mono County, CA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 0404225

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 2021
Latest incident: Jun 2021

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$1,434

proposed penalties

$1,434

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2	196	0.0
2020 Q4	140	0.0
2020 Q3	8	0.0
2020 Q2	0
2019 Q4	344	0.0
2019 Q3	6	0.0
2019 Q2	0
2019 Q1	0

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2021 · 2 incidents

June 17, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

United States Pumice Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While changing the bars on a static rock screen, the employee set the top of a bar, then came down to the front of the bar to assist with placing the end of the bar into the correct position. Before EE had a good hold, the bar slipped, lacerating EE's pinky (5th finger) on the right hand. The injury resulted in two fractures and seven sutures.

May 27, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

United States Pumice Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee sent email to owner on Friday 06/04/21 @ 11:am "On 5/27 after working up at the mine (I was moving some rock using the Dozer) I started feeling some soreness in my lower back. The soreness is lingering, so I've scheduled an appointment to have it looked at".