Mining Incidents

Black Butte Cinders Metal/Non-Metal

Black Butte Cinders · Surface
Controlled by Lorri Ann Hackler
Shingletown, Shasta County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405596

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2009
Latest incident
Nov 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2004
59
citations
20
significant & substantial
$7,801
proposed penalties
$7,801
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2025 Q2 23 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 116 0 0 0.0
2024 Q4 122 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 120 0 0 0.0
2024 Q2 203 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 85 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 68 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 34 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2009 · 1 incident

November 30, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Butte Cinders · Fall from machine

The loader operator was standing on the back deck of the front end loader cab cleaning the window. The deck was free from any hazards when he stepped backwards away from the window his foot became entangled in the safety railing causing him to fall first upon the tire and then to the ground breaking his arm.

2007 · 1 incident

June 6, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Black Butte Cinders · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using his left hand to put pressure on the head of a bolt that was being removed from a piece of metal. The bolt spun and cut through his glove and hand. He went to the local medical center for treatment and will recheck at Medical Center in 7 days.

2006 · 1 incident

May 25, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Black Butte Cinders · Struck by rolling or sliding object

A rounded sheet of metal was measured for a dozer blade. It was chained to some forks. When it was being lowered to the ground when it was about 18" from the ground it dropped. Because its rounded nature, rather than lay flat on the ground when dropped it rolled over and struch EE on the foot injuring him.