Mining Incidents

Bristol Silica & Limestone Mill: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Jackson County, OR  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3503054

Bristol Silica & Limestone 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
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Bristol Silica & Limestone Company 1981 to 1982
  2. Bristol Silica & Limestone Company 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1983 5
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Bristol Silica & Limestone Mill sits in Jackson 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.
Jackson County, Oregon · Population 222,563
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$71,443
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

June 23, 1983 OR · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
Bristol Silica & Limestone Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MR. COLE WAS CLEANING OUT THE SETTLING POND USING OUR BAY CITY CRANE. HE WAS IN THE PRECESS OF MOVING THE CRANE BY PULLING ON THE LEVERS CAUSING THE INJURY.