Struck by flying object
The employee was using a sledge hammer to know loose a used bucket tooth from it's chank. A small, sharp fragment flew off the edge of the tooth and impaled the employee in the right calf muscle.
Pala Sand PlantMetal/Nonmetal
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Surface
Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
pala, San Diego County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401793
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2004–2005
- Latest incident
- Jan 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2005 · 1 incident
2004 · 2 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
When the employee was visually inspecting a hoist he motioned to a fellow employee to engage the hoist to see if he could tell what the problem with the hoist was. When the hoist was engaged, a manual handle located nearby struck the employee on the left side of his hard hat protected head.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS STEPPING ACROSS A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE DECK BELOW.