Mining Incidents

Dawson Canyon Plant: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Ronald W Pharris
Riverside County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404836

MSHA record for Dawson Canyon Plant (mine ID 0404836). 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
1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
Ownership history
  1. C L Pharris Sand & Gravel Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dawson Canyon Plant sits in Riverside 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.
Riverside County, California · Population 2,449,909
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$89,672
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

1988 · 1 incident

July 25, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C L Pharris Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STOOPED DOWN TO MOVE A ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.