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Am Sod: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Hofer & Sons · Surface
Controlled by Hofer Ernest J
San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404946

MSHA record for Am Sod (mine ID 0404946). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Hofer & Sons 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Am Sod sits in San Diego County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
San Diego County, California · Population 3,282,782
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$102,285
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1990 · 1 incident

March 19, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Hofer & Sons · Contact with hot objects or substances

I.NAME WAS CUTTING A CABLE WITH A TORCH, WHEN SPARKS BOUNCED ALONG THE DECK TO AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 12' FROM HIS LOCATION AND IGNITED TWO 5 GALLON GASOLINE CANS. THE CANS EXPLODED THUS CAUSIN G BURNS TO I.NAME'S FACE AND HANDS. I.NAME WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. I.NAME WAS ADMITTED FOR A 2 DAY STAY. I.NAME IS AT HOME NOW.