Youngquist Mining Company · Struck by falling object
MINER WAS PUTTING UP LADDERS IN A RAISE WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE KNEE.
Reward-Brown Monster: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
International Recovery Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Como Don C
Inyo County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404558
Reward-Brown Monster has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Mar 1983
Ownership history
- Youngquist Mining Company 1981 to 1983
- International Recovery Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1983 | 25 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Reward-Brown Monster sits in Inyo County, California, where the Census mining category is 1.7% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Inyo County, California · Population 18,803
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$72,432
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
January 21, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Youngquist Mining Company · Struck by flying object
MEDEIROS WAS DRIVING A T-10 TRUCK AND INTERING PORTAL OF MINE WHEN SOMETHING SMALL AND SHARP FLEW INTO HIS EYE IT STUCK @IN EYE -BALL AND HAD TO BE REMOVED WITH A DRILL