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GOLDEN QUEEN: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

kern, Kern County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405292

MSHA record for GOLDEN QUEEN (mine ID 0405292). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1997
Latest incident
Mar 1997
Ownership history
  1. Golden Queen Mining Company Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

GOLDEN QUEEN sits in Kern County, California, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Kern County, California · Population 910,433
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,660
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. 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

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 13, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Queen Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS APPARENTLY DRIVING A COMPANY VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER, EE. THEY WEE APPARENTLY DRIVING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF SOLEDAD MTN WHEN THE TRUCK SKIDDED DOWN THE ROAD AND FELL OVER THE SIDE.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1997 · 1 incident

March 13, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Queen Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

PASSENGER IN COMPANY VEHICLE WITH EE. EE WAS APPARENTLY DRIVING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF SOLEDAD MTN WHEN THE TRUCK SKIDDED DOWN THE ROAD AND FELL OVER THE SIDE.