Mining Incidents

Dibblee: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Grefco Inc · Surface
Santa Barbara County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402860

MSHA record for Dibblee (mine ID 0402860). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. Grefco Inc 1950 to present
  2. Coastal Earthmovers Inc 1985 to 1987
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dibblee sits in Santa Barbara County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Santa Barbara County, California · Population 443,975
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$95,977
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1986 · 1 incident

May 28, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Earthmovers Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STATES HE W3AS GETTING OFF SCRAPER BENT OVER AND FELT HIS BACK GO O UT REQUESTED CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENT AFTER SHIFT ENDED THIS EMP HAS A POST HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS

1985 · 1 incident

February 26, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Grefco Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES OF MAINTENACE ON A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT AT THE SHOP HE WAS KNEELING OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON A CONCRETE SURFACE. AT THE END OF THE DAY HIS K NEE WAS SWOLLEN AND SORE.

1984 · 1 incident

January 31, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grefco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A PIECE OF STEEL FOR DRILLING, CLEANING IT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN MID BACK. PIECE WAS APPROX 10\ LONG AND WEIGHED 35#

1983 · 5 incidents

August 31, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grefco Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL MOVING WATER DISCHARGE LINE.SLIPPED DOWN EMBANKMENT AND FELL LANDING ON LEFT WRIST.

August 25, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grefco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LIFTING DIFFERENTIAL AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO CHAINS.

June 23, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Grefco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL BENT OVER USING PORTABLE GRINDER IN AWKARD POSITION WHEN FELT MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK.

April 23, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grefco Inc · Struck against stationary object

BENDING OVER AND WHEN STRAIGHTENED UP HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF OPEN TOOL DRAWER.

April 14, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grefco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING PLANETARY ONTO WOODEN PALLET AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.