Mining Incidents

REDHILL MINE: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Western Source · Surface
Controlled by Rio Tinto Group
Calaveras County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404395

MSHA record for REDHILL MINE (mine ID 0404395). 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
1990–1991
Latest incident
Mar 1991
Ownership history
  1. Western Source Inc 1980 to 1989
  2. Western Source 1990 to 1992
  3. Western Source 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

REDHILL MINE sits in Calaveras County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.3% 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.
Calaveras County, California · Population 45,995
0.3%
Mining share of county employment
$79,877
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

March 19, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Source · Fall onto or against objects

MAN SLIPPED WHEN WORKING ON ROOFING AND CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

1990 · 1 incident

May 16, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Source · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BROKE HIS 3RD FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE HIT IT AGAINST A BOX. HE WAS STEPPING OFF A PLATFORM SACK.