Mining Incidents

UPLAND PIT AND MILLMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Penny J Holliday
Upland, San Bernardino County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0401808
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2006–2025
Latest incident
Nov 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2025 · 5 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee filled water pump with gasoline while unit was on. Gas ignited and burned both arms.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped and fell.

Fall down stairs

Employee was walking upstairs when they missed a step and hit their right knee on the step.

Fall down stairs

Miner attempted to carry 2 pallets downstairs. The pallets got caught on the handrail. Miner lost EE's footing and fell downstairs. The stairs were clean with non- skid diamond plate throughout.

Struck by flying object

Employee was cutting interior flooring of dump truck installing new ones and cutting to size. The blade slipped out of flooring and cut into left wrist which was holding flooring up to cut flooring easier. 911 was called and employee was transported to hospital where they received stitches in left wrist as well as prescribed 600mg of Motrin and 500mg of Tylenol.

2024 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Scrapped right shin on the basket of a manlift

Struck by falling object

The mechanic was attempting to reinstall a lift cylinder on an articulating dump truck in the parking area at Holliday Rock Jobsite. The strap that was attached to the crane and the cylinder slipped causing the cylinder to fall and strike the mechanic on the right-side causing accident to ribs and right arm.

2023 · 7 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Wet roads, and employee lost control of haul truck and ran into side of embankment.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hosing down a conveyor belt when EE lost footing and strained the left ankle.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was opening the valve of a water tank when EE strained EE's right shoulder.

Fall down stairs

EE was walking down stairs when EE slipped and landed on EE's right knee.

Struck by falling object

EE was lowering a front door plate on a wet screen when it slipped out of EE's hands and hit right shin.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a steel plate and twisted their back.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was loading a cutting edge up onto the back of a truck and it cut their pinky finger.

2022 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking next to the sand conveyor and hit knee on the tail pulley

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Considered to be a medical issue/condition

Struck by falling object

Employee was loosening the bolt for a turn buckle of a motor to release the tension to replace the v-belt. When loosening the bolt, the turn buckle fell from its position crushing the tip of employee's left hand pinky finger crushing it between the turn buckle and the platform.

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE hit hand on a piece of angle iron cutting left hand.

2020 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing down a ladder after working on a shaker screen when EE felt pain in EE's left bicep.

2019 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE says lower back started to hurt while shoveling

2018 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee was cutting vegetation with lopping sheers. Employee twisted their body and strained their left ankle.

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

While monitoring the pit line, employee stood up and turned swinging hand into roller, employee's hand made contact with troughing roller. Roller pulled arm in up to elbow. Employee pulled arm out on own.

2016 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was using pry bar to free up a chain on a sprocket. When miner pulled back on bar it slipped off the sprocket, hit a steel plate pinching finger between bar and plate.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepping down off of tractor onto level ground twisted left ankle.

2015 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting a belt with a razor knife. Employee cut his left 2nd finger when the magnet above where he was working pulled at the razor knife, causing the knife to veer from its intended path.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using the Stairs at Jadair, EE foot slipped from the stair causing his right ankle to twist.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was making repair. He was turning a wrench in upward direction when he injured his back.

2012 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While repairing crusher, the chute that feeds the fine crusher fell onto ee hand, smashing his left ring finger. Crushing injury to left ring finger.

2007 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Shoveling material while under conveyor while bent over. Pulled back out while reaching for broom.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped on uneven ground and twisted his ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working in cone crusher area, inspection plate came loose and cut inside of his leg, while on the platform