Mining Incidents

San Juan Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Calmat Company · Surface
Orange County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401738

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

March 3, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL CHANGING TEETH ON BUCKET WHEN 1 TOOTH SLIPPED OFF SHANK AND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE OF LEFT BOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE.

February 28, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calmat Company · Fall from machine

EMPL DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4/13/89 & DID NOT NOTIFY SUPERVISOR UNTIL 5/8/89.

1988 · 4 incidents

November 5, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A V BELT DRIVE SHIVE ON A SHAFT.

September 24, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Calmat Company · Flash burns (welding)

WHILE ASSISTING A WELDER EMPL LOOKED AT THE WELDING ARC FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES

July 1, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Calmat Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIPPING SWITCH ON ELECTRIC BOX WHEN IT EXPLODED.

March 20, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING AND LIFTING. EMP. FEELS THIS IS CUMULATIVE.

1987 · 3 incidents

August 24, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Calmat Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3T OVER WELDING ON A RE-CRUSH BOX.

July 2, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPLACING3STARTER EMPLOYEE INJURED ARM & NECK

January 23, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING RADIATOR CAP TO CHECK WATER ON EUCLID, THE RADIATOR UNEXPECTEDLY BLEW.

1985 · 3 incidents

August 2, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE BOTTOM DOORS ON THE PLANT TRUCK WOULD NOT CLOSE BECAUSE 4 ROCKS WERE JAMMED BETWEEN THE UPPER HINGES HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE 3 OF THE ROCKS HE T RIED TO REMOVE THE FOURTH ROCK BY USING A L ARGE ROCK ANDHITTING IT BACK INSIDE WHEN THE ROCK FREED THE DOOR HINGES DROPPED BREAKING THE ROCK HE WAS USING AND SMASHING HIS FINGER

May 24, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CLAY BALL FROM CONEYOR HE PULLED STOP CORD & ATTEMPTED TO PUSH BALL OFF BELT AT SAME TIME STOP CORD FAILED TO STOP CONVEYOR MOVING CLAY BALL PULLED HIM FOR A FEW FT STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK

March 23, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT WAS BEING LIFTED USING BELT BRIDLE.EMPL HAD HAND ON HOOK ATTACHED TO POLE GOING THROUGH CENTER OF BELT.BELT LOADED ONTO POLE LOPSIDED WHEN ORIG SHIPPED BY VENDOR.WHEN LOA DER LIFTED ROLL OF BELT,HOOK SHIFTED SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN HOOK AND STOP ON END OF POLE.

1984 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management ELECTRICAL
Calmat Company · Flash burns (electric)

CONVEYOR STOPPED.EMPL WENT TO RESET ELEC BOX AND IT EXPLODED.

August 24, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

TAKING DEBRIS OFF CONVEYOR BELT THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME POISON OAK ON THE BELT