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Snowcap Mine: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Inyo County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404651

MSHA record for Snowcap Mine (mine ID 0404651). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Eagle-Picher Industries Inc 1983 to 1987
  2. Lost Dutchman Construction Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Snowcap Mine sits in Inyo County, California, where the Census mining category is 1.7% 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.
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

5 on file

1988 · 4 incidents

November 9, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lost Dutchman Construction Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF RACK BREAKER HELPING CHANGE OIL, SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDED ON TRACK ON LEFT LEG AND FOOT. FOOT SWELLED UP.

October 25, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lost Dutchman Construction Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIANGING OIL UNDER WATER TRUCK AND WHILE REACHING UP UNDER TRUCK TWISTED HIS NECK.

October 15, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lost Dutchman Construction Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP CUT KNEE AT HOME 9-30-88 AND HAD STITCHES. HE WAS WORKING AT SITE & LOST BALAN CE & FELL ON KNEE & REOPENED CUT FIRST INJ WAS NOT AT SITE.

June 29, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Lost Dutchman Construction Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS JARRED BY SHOVEL BUCKET.

1987 · 1 incident

June 4, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lost Dutchman Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CH3PPING SLAG FROM WELDED METAL & PIECE FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE