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Rosamond Minerals Incorporated: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Rosamond Minerals Inc · Facility
Controlled by Venture Chemicals Inc
Kern County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402649

MSHA record for Rosamond Minerals Incorporated (mine ID 0402649). 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
1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Ownership history
  1. Calcite Corp 1950 to 1983
  2. All Minerals Corp 1983 to 1987
  3. Rosamond Minerals Inc 1987 to 1989
  4. Rosamond Minerals Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Rosamond Minerals Incorporated sits in Kern County, California, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.
Kern County, California · Population 910,433
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,660
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

1989 · 2 incidents

April 6, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosamond Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE MILL WITH A WRENCH. BOLT BROKE CAUSING WRENCH TO JERK BACK AND HIT HIM ABOVE THE EYE.

April 3, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rosamond Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF THE FRONT END LOADER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE LADDER AND SLIPPED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND.