Mining Incidents

El Toro Materials CoMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Alexander S Rados
Lake Forrest, Orange County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402884
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2000–2008
Latest incident
Jan 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Cut on left thumb.

2006 · 1 incident

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

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

Struck by falling object

TIGHTENING PIPE FITTING ON WATER TRUCK-WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EE TO FALL ON HIS WRIST.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

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

2003 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

LOST FOOTING WHILE WALKING TO LADDER.

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.

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

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED INTO LOADER BUCKET & SLIPPED. BUCKET WAS ON THE GROUND.

Contact with hot objects or substances

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

Struck by flying object

TRUCK DRIVING BY-SAND FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

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

2001 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLEANING CHUTE. SLIPPED 0N BELT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK INJURY.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT HAND INJURY.

2000 · 9 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER.

Struck against a moving object

NO NARRATIVE REPORTED.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING UP EMBANKMENT, SLIPPED AND FELL; CUT OPEN UPPER LIP.

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.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING HOSE, CUT THUMB.

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.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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