Mining Incidents

MakaylaMetal/Nonmetal

ridgecrest, Inyo County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0404602
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2018
Latest incident
Jun 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Examining engine under hood of haul truck, body shifted, slipped and hand got caught in fan belt pulley. Taken to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, NV. Skin was pulled back over finger tips and sown together and released within a few hours.

2008 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, STRAINING RIGHT WRIST AND ARM.

Struck by flying object

WHILE GETTING INTO LOADER AND CLOSING DOOR, WIND BLEW DOOR WIDE OPEN. DOOR SWINGING OPEN CAUSED RIGHT ARM TO BE PULLED/YANKED. RESULTED IN INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE NEEDED ANTI-INFLAMATORY DRUGS AND AN ARM SLING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK ON MAIN DIRT ROAD, HIT SOFT SPOT IN DIRT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER (RESULTING IN 9 STITCHES) AND CAUSED A SPRAIN TO RIGHT HAND

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Pipe was placed on an upright truck tire rim; soft ground shifted allowing pipe to fall on foot.