Mining Incidents

Ash Bar: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Star Group Inc · Surface
Controlled by Robert S Copeland
Josephine County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503252

Ash Bar has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1994.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. Star Concrete Inc 1986 to 1995
  2. Star Group Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1996 4
1995 2
1994 11
1993 11
1992 15
1991 14
1990 8
1989 6
1988 3
1987 2
1986 2
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Ash Bar sits in Josephine County, Oregon, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.
Josephine County, Oregon · Population 88,069
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$59,097
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

1994 · 1 incident

June 20, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Star Concrete Inc · Fall from ladders

FOOT SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER BETWEEN TWO CAT WALKS INJURY DID NOT BECAME APPARENT UNTIL 6-23-94.