Mining Incidents

Bear River PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Jeff Hansen
grass valley, Nevada County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401797
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2002–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Standing on edge of berm turned to walk back down to road right boot stayed planted in soft material as rest of body turned knee popped.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving water truck on feed deck wetting down stockpile. He backed up and started spraying again when the left front tire hit a rock and spun the steering wheel sharply, jamming his right wrist before he could let go of the wheel.

2007 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was recording hour meter and checking fire ext on GR113 when EE went to climb down off grader his foot slipped off step, fell backwards to the ground landing on molboard of machine.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

AN EMPLOYEE THREW A USED 4 1/2"" GRINDING DISK OFF AN ELEVATED PLATFORM & THE DISK BOUNCED OFF A WELDING TABLE & STRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE. EE WENT TO THE E.R. & WAS INFORMED HE HAD A SCRATCH ON HIS EYEBALL, APPROX. 3/4"" X 1/16"" & THAT HE HAD A PARALYZED PUPIL.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S WERE TRYING TO DISLODGE LARGE ROCK FROM 42"" JAW CRUSHER FEED OPENING. INJURED EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

stepped down wrong hurt knee/ankle

2004 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS IN PRONE POSITION WHILE SCARFFING EXISTING TAC WELD - HOT SPRAY - SLAG - BOUNCED OFF STEEL STRUCTURE AND ENTERED EAR VIA BACK OF PROTECTIVE WELDING HOOD.

2003 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CHANGING MESH OR SIZING SCREEN - HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF SCREEN DECK AND SLIPPED DURING TRANSITION. HE FELL (SAME LEVEL) ON SCREEN METAL FRAME PUNCTURING HIS LEG. EXISTING WALKWAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Unclassified, insufficient data

THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY EE'S OWN ACTIONS, A STRAIN TO HIS UPPER NECK.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING F.E.L., STEPPED ON A 3-4"" ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A RAZOR KNIFE FOR PLANT MAINTENANCE, WAS CUT BY THE KNIFE.