Mining Incidents

Clearlake Cinder Chip Co.Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Jeff Moseley
Clearlake, Lake County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401017
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Jun 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TAKING APART AN AIR BRAKE CHAMBER TO REPLACE A LEAKING DIAPHRAM, THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISTRACTED BY TAKING A LUNCH BREAK. WHEN HE RETURNED, HE REMOVED A CLAMP PREMATURELY RELEASING A SPRING WHICH HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE EMPLOYEE NEGLECTED TO RELEASE THE SPRING PRESSURE BEFORE REMOVING THE CLAMP.