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Crater & Kathy Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Candee Douglas G
Inyo County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405063

MSHA record for Crater & Kathy Mine (mine ID 0405063). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
Ownership history
  1. American Sulfur Products 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Crater & Kathy Mine sits in Inyo County, California, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
Inyo County, California · Population 18,803
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$72,432
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

1991 · 1 incident

April 16, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
American Sulfur Products · Struck by flying object

HE WAS RUNNING A CRUSHER AND A ROCK EXPLODED HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GOGGLES EVEN THOUGH HE'D BEEN INSTRUCTED TO.