Mining Incidents

Dolomite MineMetal/Nonmetal

Lone Pine, Inyo County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0400226
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2001–2014
Latest incident
Feb 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Removing empty oil barrels for clean-up

2010 · 2 incidents

Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee was working in open conveyor area at the time. Was welding 2 brackets on airline but was not wearing respirator under welders mask. Injury is still undetermined. After investigating work area, the injury is still undetermined, and if other safety measures are required we will investigate further and take proper steps to correct.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was coming out of the bathroom and stepped wrong on steps and sprained ankle. Note: At first it was thought to be sprained, several days later learned it was fractured.

2004 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WENT TO SEE WHY #3 CONVEYOR HAD STOPPED. THE CONVEYOR WAS NOT RUNNING AND APPARENTLY V-BELT WAS SLIPPING ON PULLEY. HE PUT LEFT HAND ON V-BELT AND IT PULLED HIS LEFT HAND INTO PULLEY CAUSING INJURY.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMB LADDER TO CHECK HOW MUCH MATERIAL WAS IN DUMP TRUCK. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN HE MOMENTARILY SLIPPED. HE REACHED UP WITH RIGHT HAND AND GRABBED A HOLD OF GUARD WHICH CAUSED LACERATION TO THE PALM OF RIGHT HAND BELOW THUMB.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

WAS CHANGING V-BELTS ON A MOTOR AND STEPPED ON A NAIL RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE TO BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT.