Mining Incidents

Knife River Newman AggregateMetal/Nonmetal

Knifer River · Surface
newman, Stanislaus County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0401774
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2025
Latest incident
Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2025 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

MINER WAS SPOOLING IN A WINCH CABLE. EE WAS GUIDING THE CABLE WITH LEFT HAND AND CONTROLING THE FEED WITH THE CONTROLLER ON RIGHT HAND. AS THEY WERE ALMOST AT THE END, A U BOLT THAT WAS USED TO CREATE A LOOP AT THE END OF THE CABLE, CAUGHT THE CUFF OF THEIR GLOVE AND PULLED THEIR HAND INTO THE OPENING, THE U BOLT CAUGH THEIR MIDDLE FINGER AND LACERATED IT.

2011 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Annual hearing test showed an age-corrected Standard Threshold Shift occurred, re-test was done.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Driving a scraper & hit a pothole. Jarred his body.

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving diesel fuel tank rack, smashed ring finger on left hand.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Tightening nut on bolt & socket slipped of nut ee then scraped neck on chute at wash plant.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT PLUGGED PIPE IN FIELD NEAR DEEP WELL. WHILE BENT OVER A GOT RAMMED HIM IN THE BUTT & EE FELL AGAINST PIPE. SMALL CUT ON LEFT MID BACK. BRUISED AROUND THE AREA.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

TAKING BOARDS OFF OLD BUILDING STEPPED ON RAIL. EE TAKING OFF 1 BOARD AT A TIME AND REMOVING NAILS FROM THAT BOARD BEFORE CONTINUING. A SMALL PIECE OF BOARD BROKE OFF WHICH HE DID NOT SEE ON T HE GROUND.

Fall from ladders

WORKING ON WATERLINE SLIPPED OFF LADDER CAUGHT STEEL WATER LINE WITH ARM PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.