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Great Northern: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Harkness Verne W
San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404457

Great Northern has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
May 1983
Ownership history
  1. Vail Mining & Milling Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1987 2
1986 0
1985 3
1984 4
1983 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Great Northern sits in San Bernardino 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.
San Bernardino County, California · Population 2,187,816
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$82,184
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

1983 · 1 incident

May 3, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Vail Mining & Milling Company · Struck by flying object

COTTER KEY SHEARED ON HAND CRANK FOR 4 CYL HOIST MOTOR WORKMAN BEING STRUCK DIAGONALLY ACROSS CUTTING UPPER LIP AND BREAKIN GONE TOOTH