Mining Incidents

DQA Dumbarton Quarry Metal/Non-Metal

DQA · Surface
Controlled by Rich Gates
Fremont, Alameda County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402380

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Oct 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
30
citations
7
significant & substantial
$2,314
proposed penalties
$2,174
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2007 Q2 8,994 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 5,719 4 0 699.4
2006 Q4 9,244 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 10,349 5 1 483.1
2006 Q2 7,909 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 4,264 2 1 469.0
2005 Q4 7,170 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 9,711 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2005 · 1 incident

October 17, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DQA · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting a belt using a hand-operated belt cutter. Miner applied force to the cutter which moved forward suddenly. Forearm was lacerated by cutter guide fence and/or securement device. Laceration closed by 12 stitches.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 28, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DQA · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE ATTEMPTED TO FREE UP A TROUGHING ROLLER WHILE THE PLANT WAS RUNNING. NO LOCK OUT TAG A WAS DONE. THE EE STRUCK THE ROLLER WITH A HAMMER AND WAS DROWN INTO THE ROLLER. A PUNCTURE WOUND WAS RECEIVED TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.

April 3, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
DQA · Struck by flying object

WHILE STRIKING A PUNCH OR CHISEL WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF OF THE CHISEL AND PUNCTURED THE FOREARM IMBEDDING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN THE ARM.

January 24, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DQA · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN EE SMASHED HIS FINGER WHILE REMOVING A GUARD FROM A TAIL PULLEY ON A BELT STACKER.