Mining Incidents

PAICINES PIT: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

San Benito Supply · Surface
san benito, San Benito County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404646

MSHA record for PAICINES PIT (mine ID 0404646). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. San Benito Supply 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

PAICINES PIT sits in San Benito 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.
San Benito County, California · Population 66,056
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$108,289
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

June 16, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
San Benito Supply · Contact with hot objects or substances

OPERATOR REMOVED RADIATOR CAP WITH FACE DIRECTLY OVER CAP, HOT WATER SPOUTED OUT ON THE OPERATOR\S FACE & ARM.