Mining Incidents

BarstowMetal/Nonmetal

Robertson's · Surface
Barstow, San Bernardino County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401885
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2008
Latest incident
Jul 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a haul truck and hadn't notice a loader had stop to let him go by (both haul truck and loader were going in same direction). The haul truck's catwalk, on the driver's side, came in contact with the side of the loader bucket which pushed the hand rail of the catwalk through the driver side (open) window, which hit the employee on his nose and broke it.

Struck by falling object

Employee was shoveling material from around a tail pulley, when a clump of material fell onto his foot, spraining his ankle.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee grinding on a wedge, when employee tried to reposition himself, he slipped and the grinder wheel came in contact with his finger.

2006 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling material and felt pain in his upper right arm.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 50ton haul truck and had started dumping a load of sand when the haul truck leaned to one side at which time the operator retracted the bed of the truck which caused the truck to jerk. The operator complained of soreness to his back and shoulder.

Struck by falling object

Crusher liner fell on employee's left leg causing pain in left knee. This accident happened on 5/23/06 but employee did not go out on injury until 5/27/06.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slip/Fall. Sprain to right ankle

2001 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE STEPPING OFF OF TRUCK ONTO A PLATFORM TO CHECK OUT SPARKS COMING FROM A CONVEYOR, EE SLIPPED AND FELL 8 FEET AND HIT BOTH KNEES.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF HIS TRUCK ONTO A PLATFORM WHICH HAD CONTROLS USED TO FILL TRUCK FROM A STORAGE BIN INTO THE TRUCK TRAILER. THERE WAS A GAP AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS SHOULDER.