Mining Incidents

Mgm: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Mgm Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Pedersen Philip
Amador County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404881

MSHA record for Mgm (mine ID 0404881). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987–1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Mgm Mining Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mgm 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

2 on file

1991 · 1 incident

November 8, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mgm Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

SECTION OF SANDSTONE TYPE GROUND BROKE OFF HITTING THE GROUND FIRST THEN ROLLED OVER HITTING HIM FALLING ON LEGS FRACT HIS L LEG AND ANKLE AND PELVIS

1987 · 1 incident

September 2, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mgm Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG FIN HOE AND BACK FELL ON HIM CAUSING FOOT INJURY HE HAD SOUNDED AND BARRED DOWN GROUND APPREARED TO SOUND SAFE WILL RETURN TO WORK 6-8 WEEKS