Inspiration Mines Inc · Struck by falling object
TOLD MINER WHERE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS TURNED AROUND TO LEAVE AREA AND ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK VICTIM ON LEFT SHOULDER.
Big Horn Mine: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Siskon Gold Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Centurion Gold Ltd & U S Precious Metals Inc
San Bernardino County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404482
MSHA record for Big Horn Mine (mine ID 0404482). 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
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Nov 1984
Ownership history
- Martin Trost Associates 1980 to 1984
- Inspiration Mines Inc 1984 to 1991
- Siskon Gold Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Big Horn Mine sits in San Bernardino 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.San Bernardino County, California · Population 2,187,816
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$82,184
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 2 incidents
Inspiration Mines Inc · Struck by flying object
INJURED WAS ASSISTING SUPERVISOR WITH KNOCKING TIES OF TRAIN RAILS BEING REMOVED FROM THE FLOOR OF THE DRIFT. INJURED REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES TO CLEAN THEM WHEN THE SUPERVISOR STRUCK A TIE WIT H A DOUBLE JACK. MUD FLEW INTO INJUREDS RIGHT EYE.