Mining Incidents

Merced AggregatesMetal/Nonmetal

Merced, Merced County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0402841
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2011
Latest incident
Mar 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner/Employee was assisting in replacing new sand screw wear shoes when EE was repositioning the shoe to the shaft it slipped from his grasp and resulting in a caught between the sand screw tank wall and screw auger flight crushing/minor fracture injury to his left index finger.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was cleaning up the surrounding work area when he went to pick up a piece of steel pipe he strained his back.

2007 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning out around conveyor tail pulley and stepped into a muddy area and stepped into a muddy hole.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing into chute area of prewash plant via access door then slipped and fell backwards striking a rock in the chute straining lower back.

2005 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED KNEE WHEN STEPPING OFF EXCAVATOR ON UNEVEN GROUND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THE AUXILARY CRUSHER BY TAKING THE FITTING OFF A CYLINDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT VERIFY THAT ALL THE PRESSURE WAS EXHAUSTED FROM THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A HYDRAULIC HOSE THE COUPLING KICKED BACK AND CAUSED AN INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting large batteries and strained left groin.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a 988G loader bucket cutting edge using impact wrench to remove bolts. Bolts spun and employee tried to hold the bolt by hand to lock it in place and bolt spun cutting his left middle finger through his glove.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

WATER TRUCK DRIVER WAS FILLING TRUCK WITH WATER, REMOVED ROPE THAT HOLDS VALVE OPEN & ROD CONNECTED TO VALVE CAME DOWN AND HIT THE DRIVER ON THE HEAD. HEAD CONTUSION.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS KNOCKING DOWN BELLY DUMP WINDROWS WITH LOADER. HE HIT A WET SPOT AND SUNK TO THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING EE TO TWIST AND STRAIN A MUSCLE ON RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK. EE WAS IN SEAT AND HAD SAFETY BELT ON.

2003 · 1 incident

Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING/WELDING ON THE LOADER BUCKET. HE NOTICED NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY DURING WORK SHIFT BUT WHEN HE WENT HOME FELT A DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT EYE (FOREIGN BODY/FLASH BURN).

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF SCALPING SCREEN ONTO WALKWAY AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. HAD CLEANED WALKWAY PRIOR TO GOING ONTO SCREEN.

2000 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING BEARING RACE FROM TRUNION BEARING. HAMMER SLIPPED OFF CHISEL AND HIT LEFT THUMB, INJURING THUMB AND NAIL. FRACTURED END OF THUMB BELOW LAST JOINT.

Fall from machine

GETTING PARTS OUT OF STORAGE VAN. SLIPPED AND FELL OUT VAN(4 FT.) LANDED ON LEFT SHOULDER/ELBOW.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE HAD EARLIER PERFORMED HEAVY PIPE WRENCHING INA CONFINED POSITION THEN HAD GROWING PAIN IN ABDOMEN AS HE CHANGED SCREEN CLOTH.