Mining Incidents

Jackson Valley Open Pit Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Ione, Amador County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405157

MSHA record for Jackson Valley Open Pit Mine (mine ID 0405157). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1992–1999
Latest incident
Jun 1999
Ownership history
  1. Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Jackson Valley Open Pit Mine sits in Amador County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Amador County, California · Population 41,029
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$81,526
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1999 · 2 incidents

June 24, 1999 CA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS FUELING HEAVY EQUIPMENT & WHEN HE RETURNED THE HOSE TO THE HANGER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN THE SOIL BERM AT THE FUEL TANK CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL & FALL TWISTING HIS KNEE

May 10, 1999 CA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING THE MUFFLER FROM THE HATACHI SHOVEL. HE HAD PLACED HIS FOOT IN A GREASY AREA & SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO START TO FALL. HE WAS ABLETO CATCH HIMSELF BUT TWISTED HIS LOW BACK IN THE PROCESS CAUSING A BACK STRAIN

1997 · 1 incident

June 4, 1997 CA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING AN OIL FILTER FROM SERVICE TRUCK THE WRENCH BEING USED AND A CHEATER EXTENSION SLIPPED AND HIT EMP IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION 1/2" LONG ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

1994 · 1 incident

September 1, 1994 CA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR EITHER BLACKED OUT OR WAS SOMEHOW KNOCKED OUT WHILE DRIVING THE HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE BERM AND DOWN THE EMBANKMENT. THE OPERATOR SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION AND 4 BROKE N RIBS WITH A POSSIBLE PUNCTURED LUNG. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, DRY AND DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCIDENT.

1993 · 2 incidents

June 18, 1993 CA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P · Struck against stationary object

MINER WAS ADJUSTING ROLLER BEFORE TIGHTENING BOLTS. WILE MINER WAS BENT OVER ROLLER THE AIR LINE CONNECTED TO 1" AIR IMPACT WRENCH BROKE FREE OF CONNECTION. THE AIR LINE STARTED WHIPPING ARO UND. MINER JUMPED BACK TO AVOID THE AIR LINE SLAMMING ELBOW INTO ANOTHER ROLLER ON THE MACHINE.

January 22, 1993 CA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A 55 GALLON DRUM FILLED WITH 15 GALLONS OF FUEL OVER A FIVE FOOT HIGH WALL OF MUD HE LIFTED IT END TO END & FELT A STRAIN IN HIS STOMACH AREA

1992 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1992 CA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P · Struck against a moving object

POSITIONING A 657 TO MAKE ANOTHER SCRAPING PASS. THE PUSHER, A D-10 DOZER, STRUCK THE 657 FROM BEHIND, CAUSING THE OPERATOR OF THE 657 TO BE JOSTLED AROUND THE CAB OF THE 657.

January 13, 1992 CA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jackson Valley Energy Partners L P · Struck against a moving object

OPER CAT IN PUSH PULL OPER WITH OTHER 637. THE TRAILING 637 SLAMMED THE REAR END OF LEAD 637 SUFFERED WHIPLASH TYPE INJ