Mining Incidents

El Toro Materials Co Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Alexander S Rados
Lake Forrest, Orange County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402884

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
66
citations
11
significant & substantial
$12,818
proposed penalties
$11,254
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
2010 Q4 2,066 0 0 0.0
2010 Q3 3,922 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 3,611 2 0 553.9
2010 Q1 3,129 0 0 0.0
2009 Q4 3,560 0 0 0.0
2009 Q3 4,046 0 0 0.0
2009 Q2 5,854 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 5,569 1 0 179.6
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2008 · 1 incident

January 29, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting a water pump; felt a pinch in lower back.

2007 · 1 incident

2006 · 1 incident

October 25, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Toro Materials Co · Struck by flying object

cleaning out some holes that were just tapped out when a piece of metal hit eyebrow then hit inside of safety glasses and bounded into left eye.

2005 · 1 incident

June 14, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management ELECTRICAL
El Toro Materials Co · Flash burns (electric)

Checking popped fuse at fuse box. Arc caught fuse box on fire causing burns to employee's face; right arm and hand.

2004 · 2 incidents

February 13, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HAMMERING BEARING ON #3 PLANT-PULLED LIGAMENT IN R WRIST.

2003 · 3 incidents

July 10, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
El Toro Materials Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING TO LADDER.

May 20, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Toro Materials Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING UP STAIRS TO REMOVE A PIECE OF CONCRETE. WHEN COWORKER PULLED IT AND GRABBED HIS NAIL & PULLED IT BACK & CRUSHED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

April 4, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
El Toro Materials Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOLT WITH HIS HANDS WHILE USING AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE IMPACT WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.

2002 · 5 incidents

November 13, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

USING PIPE WRENCH TO MAKE ROLLER BAR TURN ON CONVEYOR - FELT PULL IN LOWER BACK.

June 25, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
El Toro Materials Co · Contact with hot objects or substances

CLEANING PARTS NEXT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS GRINDING - NEXT THING HE KNEW HIS ARMS WERE ON FIRE.

April 23, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
El Toro Materials Co · Struck by flying object

TRUCK DRIVING BY-SAND FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

April 1, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING ROLLERS AND LIME PLANT-BENT OVER FELT BACK STRAIN.

2001 · 5 incidents

December 26, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING ANOTHER MECHANIC. TWISTED & FELT A POP IN BACK. WORKING ON GENERATOR SET.

July 23, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING PART FROM CHEMICAL MIXER AT MUD PRESS: HAND SLIPPED & CUT HAND OPEN

May 17, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK INJURY.

February 1, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Toro Materials Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT HAND INJURY.

2000 · 9 incidents

September 21, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
El Toro Materials Co · Fall onto or against objects

HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER.

August 2, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
El Toro Materials Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HYDRAULIC RAM WHEN IT JUMPED UP AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A STEEL FLIGHT ON A SAND SCREW.

May 24, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
El Toro Materials Co · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN OBJECT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON A WIRE CLOTH.

May 3, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPOKE OF STEERING WHEEL GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THUMB AND POINTER FINGER WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING BACK.

April 4, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
El Toro Materials Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH ON D8N. OBJECT FLEW UP IN EYE.

January 10, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
El Toro Materials Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HIS BACK JUST STARTED HURTING. WASN'T SURE WHAT HE DID.