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Hilda Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Golden Portal Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Harvey Norman L Jr
Sierra County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404821

MSHA record for Hilda Mine (mine ID 0404821). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
Ownership history
  1. Channel Mining Company Incorporatd 1986 to 1992
  2. Golden Portal Mining Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hilda Mine sits in Sierra 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.
Sierra County, California · Population 2,731
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,000
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

1992 · 1 incident

July 11, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Golden Portal Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FORCED CUTTING WITH DULL CHAIN SAW.HANDLE BROKE ALLOWING OPERATOR TO CONTACT CHAIN TEETH WITH HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.EMERGENCY ROOM SUTURED LACERATED FINGER AND DISCHARGED.