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Blazing Star Mill: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Lee Clarrie
Calaveras County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404242

Blazing Star Mill has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Troy Gold Industries Ltd 1978 to 1983
  2. Gold Rock Industries Ltd 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1987 3
1986 4
1985 8
1984 8
1983 12
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Blazing Star Mill sits in Calaveras County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Calaveras County, California · Population 45,995
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$79,877
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

1983 · 1 incident

May 9, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gold Rock Industries Ltd · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A BALL MILL MAN HOLE DOOR LOCATED AT HEAD END OF BALL MILL A SOCKET AND BREAKER BAR WITH A 2 FT PIPE EXTENSION WAS USED TO REMOVE SEUCRING BOLT PUSHING DOWN WITH LEFT FOOT ON PIPE EXTENSSION FOOT SLIPPED OFF PIPE AND JAMMED BETWEEN BALL MILL AND BEARING JOURNAL BASE CAUSING INJURY TO ANKLE