Mining Incidents

Cassill Mine: 4 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Bennett Norman L
El Dorado County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404612

MSHA record for Cassill Mine (mine ID 0404612). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
Ownership history
  1. Youngquist Mining Company 1982 to 1984
  2. International Recovery Inc 1984 to 1987
  3. Vulcan Mining & Development Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Cassill Mine sits in El Dorado County, California, 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.
El Dorado County, California · Population 192,299
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$106,190
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

October 3, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Mining & Development Company · Struck by falling object

MUCKING OUT BREAT THRU ON ROOM AND PILLER. PEEPLED AWAY RIB AND BACK. FELL ON LOADERS RIGHT SIDE. HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER AND HARD HAT. BRUISED SHOULDER. CUT ON FOREHEAD.

1988 · 2 incidents

June 30, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Mining & Development Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

OPERATING LOADER AT FACE-200D-CLAY & SAND SLAG SLID FROM RIB PINNING OPERATOR AGAINST STEERING WHEEL & OPER SEAT.FX RIBS ONR IGHT SIDE PUNCTURED LUNG ON RIGHT SIDE.HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION

June 23, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Vulcan Mining & Development Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS BARRING DOWN FACE & BACK. ROCK FELL & HE TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF WAY IN DOWING SO HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE HAD BAD FOOTING MUD WAS ANKLE DEEP AT FACE.