EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SERVICE TRUCK WITH 54" SAND SCREW FLIGHTS (CAST IRON), A PIECE OF ONE OF THE FLIGHTS BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
Mission Valley Plant Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for Mission Valley Plant (mine ID 0401789). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 49
- Years on record
- 1984–1990
- Latest incident
- Aug 1990
Reportable incidents
49 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 6 incidents
TRIMMING RUBBER BELT ON CONVEY KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATED HAND AND RESUT 5 SUTURES IN PALM OF R HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS WITH SOME TOOLS IN HIS RIGHT HAND, AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN TOOLS AND STEPS ON THE STAIRS. WELDING LEADS AN D TORCHES WERE STRUNG UP THE STAIRS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DEBRIS FROM LOT #27 RECLAMATION. HE WAS HAND LOADING DEBRI AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA.
ADJUST CRUSHERS PC OF STEEL FELL INTO EYE.
EMPL HAD LIFTED K-7 3RD MEMBER REAR-END AND WAS CARRYING IT UP CATWALK TO HEAD PULLEY AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LIGHT JACK HAMMER SCALING MUD FROM THE CHUTE TO THE CONE CRUSHER AT COMPLETION OF TASK HE NOTED THAT HIS LEFT ELBOW HAD SOME SORENESS BUT THOUGHT LITTLE OF IT THE NEXT AM HE DID A SIMILAR TASK WITH THE JACKHAMMER AND AT COMPLETION OF THE JOB SORENESS AND PAIN HAD TRAVELED UP INTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER
1988 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS RT.HAND ON TOP OF GUARDED AREA & THE EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATED & MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED ON RT.HAND NOTE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MAIN BELT KNOFE STATION
EMPLOYEE HAD PUNCHED IN AT THE TIME CLOCK AND W AS WALKING TO THE MECHANIC SHOP. WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE MECHANIC SHOP, EMPLOYEE STUBBED HIS TOE. PLEASE NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE PROTECTION BOOTS. WHEN HIS SUPERVISOR LOOKED AT HIS TOE, IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE EMPLOYEE HAD INGROWN TOE NAILS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING NEW CHEEK PLATES. WHILE DRIVING WEDGES PIECE OF RUST CAME OFF LOOSE CHEEK PLATE & LODGED INTO EMPL'S FINGER. EMPL DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT & NEXT DAY IT WAS INFECTED. EM PL THEN REMOVED PIECE OF METAL RUST & WENT TO DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WELD WHEN A PIECE WENT INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BURNING TORCH AT THE RODDECK AREA A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO HIS PANT CUFF WHICH WAS CREASED AT THE TOP OF HIS BOOT IT BURNED THROUGH HIS PANT AND FELL INTO HIS BOOT WHICH CAUSED A BURN
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CARPENTRY WORK IN THE LUNCH ROOM AND OFFICE TRAILER. WORKING WITH TRAILER STEPS AND ONLY USING HAMMER AND RAZOR KNIFE. THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE LUNCH 1100 RIGHT THUMB WAS PAINF UL AND BECAME NUMB.
1987 · 7 incidents
MOVING MATERILA3FROM ONE SIDE OF PIT SCALPER TO OTHER. WHEN EMP WALKED UNDER PIONEER SCREEN. ROCK FELL FROM TOP OF SCREEN AND STRUCK EMP ON BACK OF NECK
WATCHING FOR D9BRIS ON CONVEYOR BELT LUNGED FOR TRAMP IRON ON BELT. PULLED MUSCLE IN CALF OF LEFT LEG
SHOVELING UNDER3APRON FEEDER INA CROUCHED POSITION
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG WATER HOSE TO CLEAR MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR AND WHILE HOSING THE MATERIAL A ROCK FLEW OUT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT EYEBROW.
SHOVELING AND S7RAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING MUD AND ROCK OUT FROM THE CONVEYOR AND STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS UPPER AND LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING SOME METAL AND HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
1986 · 10 incidents
EMPL CLEANING W9LD AND METAL POPPED FROM WELD AND LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING CHUNKS WITH BELT WIPER AND STRUCK HAND ON SUPPORT NEAR WIPER
EMPLOYEE WAS LO4ERING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND IT PROVED TO BE TOO HEAVY AND THE MOTOR FELL AND WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP IT HE WAS PULLED DOWN WITH IT
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING REPAIR WET DECK AND A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING TOOL BOX FROM THE GROUND INTO THE DRAGLINE AND STRAINED BBACK
EMP WAS ADJUSTI3G A CRUSHER AND AN ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE USE OF A HEAVY HAMMER
EMPL REMOVING D3RT BUILD-UP FROM CHUTE WHEN LARGE CHUNK OF DIRT FELL FROM SIDE AND PINNED HIS LEFT FOOT BENEATH IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN MAIN STAIRS AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED FROM ONE STAIR TREAD TO THE NEXT LOWER ONE AND JAMMED LEG RESULTING IN LEFT SWOLLEN AND SORE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN7LOGGING ROCKS FROM THE CONE OF THE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE POLE HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER
AN ELECTRICAL M2TOR WAS APPARENTLY SINGLE PHASING.IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHECK FUSES.THE CIRCUIT WAS CROSS PHASED CAUSING A DIRECT SHORT CREATING AN EXPLOSION.
1985 · 17 incidents
ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AS I.NAME WAS HOLDING THE WEDGE, THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE WEDGE AND HIT I.NAME ON THE THUMB
EMP WAS WELDING3AND RECEIVED FLASHBURN IN BOTH EYES
EMP WAS SWINGIN1 SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
EMP WAS LIFTING3TO CLEAN THE BASE OF THE KINGPIN AND STRAINED BACK AND W AIST
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3WALKING UP STEPS HE SLIPPED ON WET STEPS
EMP WAS USING H3S HAND TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE SAND GRIZZLE, THE ROCK ROLLED ONTO HIS HAND SMASHING IT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE GRIZZLE
EMP WAS WELDING3AND TWISTED AROUND TO PICK UP A CHIPPING HAMMER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMP WAS OPENING3A GREASE CAN AND THE BARRELL FELL ON HIS TOE
EMP WAS STEPPIN1 DOWN FROM HOUSE TO TRACK, LOST FOOTING AND SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 5 FEET TO THE GROUND
EMP WAS INSIDE 7HE HOPPER BURNING A HOLE IN THE SIDE WHEN SOME HOT SLAG ROLLED OUT OF THE HOLE ONTO HIS BOOT, BURNING THROUGH THE BOOT ONTO HIS FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BAR, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER MISSED THE BAR HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE HOUSE BRAKE ASSEMBLEY APART ON THE DRAGLINE. THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY SLIPPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND FELL 5 TO 10 INCH ONTO HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CARRING BEAMS UP THE STAIRS IN THE ROCK PLANT.
GUARD RAIL WAS NOT IN PLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER IN THE ROCK PLANT TO CHECK ON THE MAIN BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A CLOGGED ROCK CHUTE, HE LIFTED THE OPENING BAR FROM ABOUT EYE LEVEL TO OVER HIS HEAD AND PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS NECK.
EMP WAS LIFTING3HEAVY METAL SCREENS FROM BELOW WAIST TO OVER HIS HEAD, THEN THROWING SCREENS UP INTO SHAKER
1984 · 2 incidents
MOVING DIRT WITH LOADER. BOUNCING OF LOADER CAUSED SHARP JOLTS.
MOVING DIRT WITH LOADER AND DIRT FLEW BACK INTO FACE AND EYES.
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