Mining Incidents

Fontana Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404150

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 1 incident

September 7, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Boral Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WEARING OF EAR PLUGS CAUSED INNER AND OUTER EAR INFECTION. RIGHT EAR.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
Boral Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEARING ROCK FROM AROUND THE FEEDER BELT,WHEN BELT WAS STARTED UP AGAINS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE GUARD UP AND HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELT PULLING HIS LEFT HAND IN.

July 13, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Boral Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.

1988 · 1 incident

August 30, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Boral Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON JAW CRUSHER.WRENCH SWITCHED DIRECTIONS CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 12' AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE ON THE METAL FRAME OF JAW C RUSHER.