Mining Incidents

CabazonMetal/Nonmetal

Robertson's · Surface
Cabazon, Riverside County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0402774
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2009–2024
Latest incident
Aug 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2024 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner rolled R-ankle while walking from thickener to get parts for a maintenance project.

2022 · 2 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drug impaired trespasser entered mine and was throwing rocks at haul trucks from pit slope. Authorities were called, & when PD tried to coax them up out of pit, they chose to head down & tumbled approx 100' down slope wall to pit floor. They then got up and ran before collapsing. FD transported them offsite. Awaiting PD report.

Fall down stairs

Slipped on shaker deck stairs trying to get more slack for welding lead, causing them to roll an ankle.

2020 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Miner was operating haul truck and while being loaded a large boulder struck the inside of the bed jerking the haul truck and operator cab side to side. As a result, the miner in the haul truck cab reports headache, neck and back pain.

Fall from machine

Miner attempted to access the side of the jaw crusher when EE slipped and fell injuring EE's left ankle. Fall protection was in use at the time and the injury resulted in a broken ankle and torn ligament.

2019 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Miner was shoveling material and strained abdomen.

2018 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was cutting a conveyor belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped cutting hand.

Fall onto or against objects

Miner was removing belting from a conveyors return side. When miner went to exit conveyor frame they slipped stepping down and hit right ear, forearm and thigh on conveyor frame. Contusion to head with Avulsion of right ear, contusion with abrasion to right forearm and right thigh.

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

Two miners were moving a bearing when one miner's fingers caught between the bearing and the stairs, causing crushing injuries to right middle and ring fingers and fracturing right middle finger.

2017 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Miner was inspecting the train before loading. Miner was dismounting off of a piece of equipment when an article of clothing got caught causing the miner to fall. Miner received a cut to elbow and a bruised hip.

2016 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was Inspecting and cleaning the train load out area. Miner had pain in left knee was hard to walk, stand, or kneel that night at home.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was shoveling material and aggravated mid and lower back.

2015 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was changing rollers on a conveyor and felt something in his back. The next morning he really felt it. Miner has muscle strain/spasm in his back

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Injured was helping on a project to fix an electrical problem and needed the man lift to reach. The area he drove equipment down was loose dirt and rather steep. He turned it too tight and lost traction thus sliding and making an abrupt stop on a dirt bank up against the gravity take up guard, throwing him around inside the basket.