Mining Incidents

DeSilva Gates AggregatesMetal/Nonmetal

SUNOL, Alameda County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0402098
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2023
Latest incident
Oct 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee was pushing pit run material to the feeder in a D10. Employee states struck a rock and this jarred EE around in the seat. EE stated that it started hurting later that day. *Injury was not reported by employee until 11/2/2023.

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Removing welder from service truck. Slide tray slid all the way out of compartment. Welder fell on employee's foot, landed just past edge of the steel toe. Broken right big toe.

2012 · 1 incident

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

Employee pinched right index finger between fork and mast while adjusting fork spread on forklift. 4 stitches to close laceration.

2010 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

On pit pump in main pit to remove float and pump from service. Needed to disconnect from discharge hose and the float flipped in the water. Employee fell into the water and hit his knee as he was going in and cut his leg requiring stitches.

2009 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Employee was installing a wear plate on a conveyor that feeds a twin shaft coarse material washer. He was standing on a partition between the two tubs. He removed his gloves to retrieve hardware. At this point, he lost his balance and fell aproximately 3'. He braced his hand during and cut his left hand in between the index and middle finger that required 10 sutures.

2003 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRANE WAS LOWERING SCREEN INTO SCRUBBER. EE WAS TRYING TO POSITION SCREEN, IT SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FOREARM BETWEEN SPRAY BAR IN SCRUBBER & SCREEN, CUTTING WRIST.

2002 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE CUTTING METAL IN TUNNEL, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO RIGHT EAR.

2001 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE FIRST WE KNEW OF THIS INJURY WAS ON 9-13-2001. EE IS NOT SURE WHEN IT OCCURRED OR WHAT ACTIVITY HE WAS PERFORMING. THE MORNING OF THE 13TH HE NOTICED A BUILGE IN HIS ABDOMEN BEFORE COMING TO WORK. HIS WIFE CALLED HIS FAMILY DR. WHO SAID HE SHOULD GO TO ER. THE DRS THERE SAID IT WAS 3WORK RELATED. HE WAS ALSO SEEN BY OUR CO DR. & A HERNIA SPECIALIST WHO ALL AGGREED IT WAS WORK R

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REACHING INTO CAR TO GET TOOLS, A RAZOR KNIFE CUT EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

Fall from machine

AS EE STEPPED UP PORTABLE BASE PLATFORM, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING AND INJURING FOOT.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN 2 SCREENS AND SLIPPED HITTING HIS FACE AGAINST CONVEYOR.

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

WHEN CLOSING EQUIPMENT DOOR, EE'S HAND SLIPPED INTO JAM AND DOOR CLOSED.