Humboldt Bay Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object
INJURED WAS WALKING PAST ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDIGNAND WAS WALKING TOO CLOSE AND METAL POPPED FROM WELDING AND HIT HIS RIGHT EYE.
Humboldt Bay Gravel Incorporated: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Humboldt Bay Gravel Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Nally Earl H
Humboldt County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404908
Humboldt Bay Gravel Incorporated has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1993.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1993
- Latest incident
- Oct 1993
Ownership history
- Humboldt Bay Gravel Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1989 | 11 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1987 | 1 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Humboldt Bay Gravel Incorporated sits in Humboldt County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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.Humboldt County, California · Population 135,418
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$61,135
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1993 · 3 incidents
October 8, 1993
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Humboldt Bay Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS SHOVELING SAND TURNED WITH SHOVEL IN HIS HANDS & TWISTED BACK
Humboldt Bay Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO REPLACE A BIN RUBBER AND KNIFE BLADE BROKE AND CUT HAND.