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Tolbert Mine: 1 reportable incident Metal/Non-Metal

Grefco Inc · Surface
Santa Barbara County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0403029

Tolbert Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
Ownership history
  1. Grefco Inc 1950 to present
  2. Coastal Earthmovers Inc 1985 to 1987
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
1992 12
1991 7
1990 7
1989 7
1988 1
1987 1
1986 7
1985 8
1984 1
1983 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Tolbert Mine sits in Santa Barbara County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.
Santa Barbara County, California · Population 443,975
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$95,977
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

October 18, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grefco Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS PULLING A GREASE HOSE UP A LADDER AT THE QUARRY WHEN HE FELT A PULL OR CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. HE CONTINUED TO WORK OUT THE DAY. THE NEXT MORNING HE COULD BAR ELY WALK AND CONSULTED PHYSICIAN.