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Oriental: 6 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Dickey Donald R
Sierra County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0400898

MSHA record for Oriental (mine ID 0400898). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1984–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2016
1
inspections on record
12
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 12 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Dickey Exploration Company Inc 1950 to present
  2. Ranchers Exploration & Development Corp 1984 to 1984
  3. Hecla Mining Company 1984 to 1985
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Oriental sits in Sierra 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.
Sierra County, California · Population 2,731
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$60,000
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

January 20, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dickey Exploration Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER SUFFERING PAIN DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

January 8, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Dickey Exploration Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER SUFFERING PAIN DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

1985 · 2 incidents

February 27, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by falling object

SCALING AND ROCK BOLTING WEATHERED ROCK OF AN OLD OPENING ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BACK AND ROLLED ONTO THE MANS FOOT

January 16, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Hecla Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING ROCKS IN ORE CAR WHEN MUCKER BUCKET CAME BACK AND HIT HIS HAND-WAS ON OPERATOR BLIND SIDE.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 21, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Hecla Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

TURNED AROUND & STRUCK TIP OF ELBOW ON THE RIB CAUSING SLIGHT SWELLING & THE OCCURRANCE OF A SMALL KNOT IN THE ELBOW.

June 21, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Ranchers Exploration & Development Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING THE DRILLING OF A BOLT HOLE HE PULLED DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE AS HIS HELPER WAS TAKING STEEL OUT OF DRILL CHUCK DRILL BECAME UNBALANCED AND FLIPPED ON PIVOT OF JA CKLEG EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN DRILL AND JACKLEG