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.
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 file2005 · 1 incident
DQA · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2000 · 3 incidents
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.
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.