Mining Incidents

Glass Mountain PumiceMetal/Nonmetal

Glass Mountain, Modoc County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0404165
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Dec 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2016 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

The EE had just positioned the rail car in place for material loading. EE locked the brakes up on the rail car and stepped down on the ground to walk back to the rail car loading station, and stepped on the south rail of the rail road track. The rail was slick from the rain and EE's foot slid off the rail sideways causing EE to roll ankle over to the side.

2013 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

Employee was releasing brakes on rail car while standing on the rail car plat form. He tripped as he turned around and fell. He injured his left shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee climbed up the front of the shaker screen where there is no safe access and was cleaning excess material off of the screen chute. When he finished he was climbing down and snagged his glove on the frame of the concrete conveyor causing him to over extend his arm.

2012 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

I send 2 employees to clear a area of logs. I told them not to lift anything. Send 2 one to hook chain one to unhook chain Cat man was up then one of the employees lifted a branch.

2011 · 1 incident

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was pulling roots from the inpit feed hopper loading conveyor. He was laying on his stomach and when he stood up, he indicated he felt his knee buckle and felt a sharp pain in his right knee. X-rays of the knee were negative and employee was diagnosed with a sprained right knee, prescribed medication, and provided with some work restrictions.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

HE WAS CHANGING THE FRONT FORKLIFT TIRE. IT WAS A SPLIT WHEEL AND HE REMOVED THE WRONG HARDWARE AND THE RIM BLEW APART HITTING HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.