Mining Incidents

Pala PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Calmat Company · Surface
san diego, San Diego County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401934
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 8-23-03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE LINING CHUTE, STEEL PLATE SHIFTED CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PLATE AND CHUTE CAUSING A FRACTURE TO LEFT RING FINGER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A COMPANY PICKUP TRUCK & AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2002 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING WHEEL PARTS. AFTER REPLACING BROKEN FLANGE ON BACK SIDE OF WHEEL AND REMOUNTING THE TIRE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF AIRING THE TIREWHEN THE OUTSIDE WHEEL HARDWARE FAILED. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 P.S.I. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURED.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 2-13-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HOSE, ASSITING ANOTHER EE, HOSING SAND FROM BETWEEN SCREW FLIGHTS. IT CAUSED PRESSURE TO RELEAS E FROM FLIGHTS WHICH SQUEEZED EE'S RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN TWO FLIGHTS AND CAUSED A CONTUSION.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 8-17-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE WENT BACK TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 8-22 AND WA SPLACED ON TEMP DISABILITY. EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING OUT UNDER THE JAWCRUSHER , SLIPPED ON SOME OIL ON THE GROUND AND STRAINEDLOWER BACK.