Mining Incidents

James Road Pit & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Kern Rock Company · Surface
Controlled by Hanson PLC
Kern County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401830

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

November 6, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kern Rock Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING ROCK 7RUSHER AND HAND WAS POSTIONED IN WRONG PLACE ON CRUSHER, THEREFORE CAUSING A CONTUSION OF THE LEFT THIRD FINGER.

1986 · 1 incident

February 3, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kern Rock Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING SCREENS ON SYMON S SCREEN FRAMES HURT BACK WHEN HE LEFT FRAME DOWN.

1985 · 1 incident

June 4, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kern Rock Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH ON WET HEWITT ROBINS SHAKER. WHILE THROWING OFF WORN SCREEN, EMPLOYEE\S HAND DID NOT CLEAR THE SHAKER. THE SCREEN CAME DOWN IN RIGHT 4TH FINGER.

1984 · 3 incidents

August 9, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kern Rock Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE LOADING MATERIAL FROM PIT, EMPLOYEE STUMBLED ON ROCK AT BOTTOM OF LADDER

July 24, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kern Rock Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS B ENDING OVER PICKING UP SCRAP METAL AROUND STANDARD CRUSHER AND INJURED LOWER BACK

April 19, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kern Rock Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY LOOSE A STEEL PLATE FROM JAW CRUSHER, THE PLATE BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE\S LEFT HIP. THE FLESH ON EMPLOYEE\S LEFT HIP WAS BRUISED.

1983 · 1 incident

August 22, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kern Rock Company · Fall from machine

PUTTING WATER IN RADIATOR ON SKIP LOADER SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS.