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Leona Quarry: 2 recorded fatalities Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Gallagher Edwin J Jr
Alameda County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0400113

MSHA record for Leona Quarry (mine ID 0400113). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
2
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1994
Latest incident
Jun 1994
Ownership history
  1. Gallagher & Burk Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Leona Quarry sits in Alameda 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.
Alameda County, California · Population 1,651,949
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$126,240
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.

Fatalities at this mine

2 recorded
January 19, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Gallagher & Burk Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

ASSISTING ANOTHER EMP WHOE WAS INSTALLING RUBBDR LINERS ON ROCK CHUTE AT GROUND LEVEL NEAR BOTTOM OF HILLSIDE WHEN 20 TO 30 TONS OF E ARTH SLID DOWN SIDE OF HILL AND ENGULFED HIM.

January 19, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner Fatality · FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Gallagher & Burk Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

EMP INSTALLING RUBBER LINERS ON ROCK CHUTE AT GROUND LE VEL NEAR THE BOTTOM OF HILLSIDE WHEN 20 TO 30 TONS OF EARTH SLID DOWN SIDE OF HILL A(D E NGULFED HIM.

Reportable incidents

1 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1994 · 1 incident

June 10, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gallagher & Burk Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A GUARD TO THE CLARIFIER BOX TO UNPLUG IT WHEN THE GUARD SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND, CUTTING HIS PINKY FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.