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Lassenite: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mastelotto James
Lassen County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0403993

MSHA record for Lassenite (mine ID 0403993). 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
1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. Lassenite Industries Inc 1950 to 1980
  2. Lassenite Industries Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lassenite sits in Lassen 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.
Lassen County, California · Population 31,177
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$64,395
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

1986 · 1 incident

September 27, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lassenite Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS INST5LLING A DECK AT THE CRUSHER PLATFORM. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UPON COMPLETING HIS PROJECT HE TURNED THE CRUSHER ON FOR A TEST RUN. VIBRATION FROM THE CRUSHER CAUSED ONE OF THE COVERS TO 0ALL ABOUT 4 FT STRIKING HIS LEGS.