Mining Incidents

Zaca: 2 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by W S Holding Corp
Alpine County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404444

MSHA record for Zaca (mine ID 0404444). 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
1983–1984
Latest incident
Mar 1984
Ownership history
  1. Centurion Gold Inc 1980 to 1989
  2. Western States Minerals Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Zaca sits in Alpine County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% 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.
Alpine County, California · Population 1,695
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$110,781
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

1984 · 1 incident

March 6, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Centurion Gold Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLED BACK MUSCLE WHILE PULLING STARTER CORD ON SMALL GAS POWERED GENERATOR

1983 · 1 incident

October 26, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Centurion Gold Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT BACK WHILE DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG