Vulcan Mining & Development Company · Struck by falling object
MUCKING OUT BREAT THRU ON ROOM AND PILLER. PEEPLED AWAY RIB AND BACK. FELL ON LOADERS RIGHT SIDE. HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER AND HARD HAT. BRUISED SHOULDER. CUT ON FOREHEAD.
Cassill Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Vulcan Mining & Development Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Bennett Norman L
El Dorado County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404612
Cassill Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1988.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1988–1989
- Latest incident
- Oct 1989
Ownership history
- Youngquist Mining Company 1982 to 1984
- International Recovery Inc 1984 to 1987
- Vulcan Mining & Development Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1988 | 16 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1983 | 21 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Cassill Mine sits in El Dorado County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.El Dorado County, California · Population 192,299
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$106,190
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 2 incidents
Vulcan Mining & Development Company · Struck by falling object
BARING DOWN RIB UNDER WALK AWAY COMPACTED MUD SLAB PEELED OFF RIB STRUCK IN LOWER BACK AND HIPS
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1988 · 2 incidents
Vulcan Mining & Development Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings
OPERATING LOADER AT FACE-200D-CLAY & SAND SLAG SLID FROM RIB PINNING OPERATOR AGAINST STEERING WHEEL & OPER SEAT.FX RIBS ONR IGHT SIDE PUNCTURED LUNG ON RIGHT SIDE.HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION
June 23, 1988
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vulcan Mining & Development Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS BARRING DOWN FACE & BACK. ROCK FELL & HE TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF WAY IN DOWING SO HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE HAD BAD FOOTING MUD WAS ANKLE DEEP AT FACE.