Mining Incidents

U S Pumice MillMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Elizabeth Anderson
Lee Vining, Mono County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401049
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Aug 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The loader operator went to pull out a truck that was stuck. The EE was hocking up the truck when the loader operator got out to help. The loader rolled into the truck, pinning the two EE's.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The loader operator went to pull out a truck that was stuck. One EE was hocking up the truck, when the loader operator got out to help, the loader rolled into the truck, pinning the two EE's.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up a rock, he said he hurt his back. He continued to work on 11/27/06 after 5 days off, he reported his back was hurting him but was not sure why. On 12/20/06 we got a letter from his dr. saying it was work related.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS HELPING A CO-WORKER PICK UP A ROCK. HE STOOD ON HIS TIP TOES AND TURNED WHILE PICKING UP THE ROCK. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

No Value Found

HE WAS DRILLING A ROCK ON A DRILL PRESS. HE WENT TO REMOVE THE ROCK WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE DRILL. AS HE PICKED UP THE ROCK HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE DRILL BIT.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING ROCK AWL BENT WRONG & TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 4/21/03

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A ROCK WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT HAND WENT INTO THE SAW BLADE CUTTING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A ROCK WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BACK OF THE ROCK PLACING HIS HAND RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE SAW BLADE. HE CUT HIS FINGERS #3 #4 AND HAD TO HAVE STITCHES.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS CUTTING ROCK WITH THE SAW, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. WE TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTORS HE HAD A SCRATCH IN HIS EYE. HIS EYE WAS INFECTED. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AND RETURNED TO WORK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHANGING OUT A DRIVE SHAFT ON #3 BAND SAW WHEN THE SHAFT SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS RT. INDEXFINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND BEARING HOUSING. HEHAD TO GET STITCHES AT THE END OF HIS FINGER.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SAWING STONE ON BANDSAW WHEN ROCK TURNED DRAWING EE'S RIGHT HAND INTO BLADE, REMOVING TIP OF 3RD FINGER.