NOT A NEW ACCIDENT-AGGRAVATION OF PREVIOUS INJURY. DOCTOR PUT EMPLOYEE OFF WORK FOR ONE DAY.
Ventura River Pit & Mill: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Southern Pacific Milling Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Ventura County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401957
Ventura River Pit & Mill has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1986–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Ownership history
- Southern Pacific Milling Company 1950 to 1988
- Southern Pacific Milling Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1989 | 14 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1987 | 13 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1984 | 11 |
| 1983 | 10 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Ventura River Pit & Mill sits in Ventura County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Ventura County, California · Population 838,259
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$107,327
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1991 · 1 incident
April 27, 1991
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Pacific Milling Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
1990 · 1 incident
September 25, 1990
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southern Pacific Milling Company · Struck by flying object
USING HAMMER ON BUCKET TEETH,PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO WRIST.
1989 · 1 incident
February 16, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Pacific Milling Company · Struck by falling object
EMPL WAS NEXT TO #2 CONVEYOR WASHING OUT CONVEYOR AND A ROCK FELL FORM TOP DECK AND HIT HER ON THE L SHOULDER
1988 · 1 incident
January 25, 1988
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Pacific Milling Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEAN UP WORK AROUND PLANT AND SCALE HOUSE AREA.EMPLOYEE PICKED UP SOME BOARDS THAT HAD BROKEN OFF OF TRUCK SCALE AND STRAINED BACK.
1986 · 1 incident
June 2, 1986
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Pacific Milling Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING UP THE STAIRS TO THE JAW CRUSHER WITH TOOLS AND SUPPLIES IN HIS HANDS AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.