B & R Quarries · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WORKER SAID HE HURT BACK MOVING A ROCK. EXTENT OF INJURY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Feather River Travertine Quarry: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
B & R Quarries
· Surface
Controlled by
Raymond Phillip
Plumas County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402321
Feather River Travertine Quarry has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1986–1996
- Latest incident
- Jul 1996
Ownership history
- V & M Quarry Company 1950 to 1984
- Feather River Travertine Quarry Inc 1984 to 1986
- Feather River Travertine Quarry Inc 1986 to 1995
- B & R Quarries 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Feather River Travertine Quarry sits in Plumas County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.5% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Plumas County, California · Population 19,607
0.5%
Mining share of county employment
$64,946
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000; earlier incidents are counted but not rate-adjusted, though reported hours reach back to 1983. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1996 · 1 incident
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1995 · 1 incident
Feather River Travertine Quarry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKER WAS BANDING PALLET OF STONE AND PULLED OR STRAINED LEG AND BACK MUSCLES. RIGHT QUADRICEPS SPRAIN WITH STRAIN OF IGUINAL LIGAMENTS.
1986 · 1 incident
Feather River Travertine Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object
WHILE LOADING A3TRACK DRILL THE TOUNGE BROKE BOLT ACTUALLY THAT HELD TONGUE TOGETHER WHEN IT FLEW AWAY FROM MACHINE IT WEDGED I.NAMES KNEE AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT KNEE