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OCEANSIDE-CARLSBAD QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0400239

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1996
Latest incident
Feb 1996
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 14, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
South Coast Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE PLAN WAS THAT I.NAME WOULD UNCOUPLE DRILL STEEL AND MOVE DRILL TO LEVEL GROUND WHILE INJURED WENT TO HIS SERVICE TRUCK FOR REQUIRED TOOLS. I.NAME STARTED DRILL AND INJURED WALKED ON OPERAT OR SIDE OF DRILL TOWARD HIS TRUCK. BECAUSE OF LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DUE TO BROKEN HOSE, IT TOOK HIM APPROX. 2 MINS TO BREAK STEEL. HE THEN WENT BACK TO THE OPERATOR STAND AND BEGAN TO TRAM T

Reportable incidents

15 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 1 incident

December 21, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Coast Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING RAM FORK AGAINST BOWL COVER BY PUSHING ON CYLINDER. HAND SLIPPED DOWN CYLINDER AS RAM WAS RETRACTING, CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN.

1992 · 1 incident

August 24, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Coast Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING TRASH OFF CONVEYOR BELT. A PIECE OF STEEL CAME BY, EMLOYEE LIFTED IT AND PULLED HIS BACK OUT.

1991 · 1 incident

May 28, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
South Coast Materials Company · Struck by falling object

CHUCKTENDER WAS BENT OVER TO TAKE OFF BIT. COUPLING BETWEEN STEEL & SHANK CAME UNTHREADED, LETTING COUPLING FALL & HIT HIM ON THE NECK & SHOULDER AREA.

1990 · 2 incidents

March 20, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
South Coast Materials Company · Struck by falling object

EMPTYING ROCKS OUT OF CONE CRUSHER,SEVERAL ROCKS FROM CHUTE ABOVE CRUSHER FELL DOWN INTO CRUSHER.ROCKS HIT ON HEAD-2 CUTS ON TOP OF HEAD.CUTS 1"LONG AND ONLY SKIN DEEP.

January 9, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Coast Materials Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE PULLING PINS OUT OF SUPPORT ARMS SUPPORT ARM FELL & STRUCK EMPLS RIGHT HAND.

1986 · 1 incident

August 19, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
South Coast Asphalt Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS ACCIDENT W5S NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9 24 86 IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION EMP ALLEGES HE WAS DIRECTING THE LOADER OPERATOR WHOE WAS PLACING ROCKS AROUND THE SPRAY BAR, A ROUND ROCK R ROLLED OUT OF T2E LOADER BUCKET STRIKING THE SPRAY BAR, THE BAR HIT LOWER RT LEG

1985 · 2 incidents

February 2, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
South Coast Asphalt Products Company · Flash burns (electric)

HEARD A NOISE IN STARTER TO SCREEN AND TURNED OFF DISCONNECT-DISCONNECT EXPLODED IN UPPER FUSE BOX RESULTED IN BURNED HAND.

1984 · 1 incident

September 20, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Coast Asphalt Products Company · Struck by flying object

POUNDING CUT OFF BOLT OUT OF SHORTHEAD DISTRIBUTOR PLATE. PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN LEFT HAND

1983 · 5 incidents

November 4, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Coast Asphalt Products Company · Struck by falling object

WALKING ON CAT-WALK OF 5 HLAF INCH STANDARD CRUSHER UNDER SCREEN TOWER FROM PRIMARY SURGE STACK IN PREPARATION TO UNPLUG CLOGGED CHUTE WHEN AN 8" DIAMETER ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE, 8" IS THE APPRO SIZE OF THE ROCK.

November 2, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
South Coast Asphalt Products Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

SWINGING A 16 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE REPLACING A PIN IN LOADER BUCKET.

September 28, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
South Coast Asphalt Products Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING DOWN LADDER IN THE PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING FROM TEMPORARY PORTABLE CRUSHER STEPPED OFF BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER ON TO GROUND NEXT TO CLEAN-OUT PIT AND EDGE OF PIT CRUMBLED AND LEFT FOOT AND LEG WENT INTO CLEAN-OUT PIT DRAGGING RIGHT LEG

June 29, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
South Coast Asphalt Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING TRACTOR/LOADER UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER AND ROCK CAME DOWN OUT OF ROCK BOX HITTING LEFT HAND.

April 11, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
South Coast Asphalt Products Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING LOADER TO MOVE LARGE ROCK IN THE QUARRY AREA HAD A LARGE ROCK IN THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER WHICH ROLLED OUT OF THE BUCKET CAUSING AN ERATIC BOUNCING ACTION OF THE LOADER DUE THE SUDDE N LOSS OF WEIGHT FROM THE BUCKET