Mining Incidents

Atolia Giant Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Kern County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404601

MSHA record for Atolia Giant Mine (mine ID 0404601). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Mindamar Resources Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Atolia Giant Mine sits in Kern County, California, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Kern County, California · Population 910,433
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,660
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

December 29, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mindamar Resources Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

BENDING DOWN TO PUT RIFFLE SECTION AND LEANED AGAINST MIDDLE RAIL WHEN RAIL GAVE WAY

July 3, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mindamar Resources Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF OF A FLOATING CYLINDER SCREEN IN WATER POND RESULTING IN A GASH BEING CUT IN BOTTOM OF FOOT AND SIDE OF FOOT WOUND IS 31/2 INCHES LONG 11/2 INCHES DEEP THE CUT WAS CAUSED BY A SHAR P EDGE ON BARREL THAT FLOATS THE SCREEN