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Governor Mine: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Herron Construction Inc · Underground
Controlled by Herron Allen
Los Angeles County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404671

MSHA record for Governor Mine (mine ID 0404671). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
Ownership history
  1. Governor Mining & Engineering 1983 to 1984
  2. Herron Construction Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Governor Mine sits in Los Angeles County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Los Angeles County, California · Population 9,848,406
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$87,760
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 19, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · INUNDATION
Governor Mining & Engineering · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I NAME ENTERED A WINZE JOING FROM THE 200 FT LEVEL TO THE B25 VIR A CHAIN LADDER. AFTER THE DECENT HE STARTED BACK UP AND WAS EXSPERCING SOME FSOR OF DEFFICULTY HE APPARENTLY PASSED OUT PRIOR TO REACHING TO TOP OF THE LADDER AND FELL BACKWARDS ABOUT 13 FT SUPPEQENT RESCUE EFFORT FOUND KIM DEAD AND DID NOT RETUR THE BODY.