Mining Incidents

Red Star/Osceola: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Original 16 To 1 Mine Inc · Underground
Controlled by Michael M Miller
Sierra County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404313

MSHA record for Red Star/Osceola (mine ID 0404313). 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
1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Original 16 To 1 Mine Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Red Star/Osceola 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

2 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

November 7, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FIRE
Original 16 To 1 Mine Inc · Struck against stationary object

ACETELYNE HOSE CAUGHT ON FIRE HE JUMPED DOWN TO PUT IT OUT AND HIT HIS LEG ON THE TOP OF THE SKUP.RESULTANT INJURY IS LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG.

June 15, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Original 16 To 1 Mine Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AT WORK WAS KNOCKED OVER BY TRAMMER AND HAD 1 1/2 TON METAL CART RUN OVER BOTH ANKLES