Mining Incidents

Inyokern Sand Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Mendel Al Jr
Kern County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404789

MSHA record for Inyokern Sand Pit (mine ID 0404789). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Jan 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

January 24, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CLEANING 0EEDER A ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF FEEDER AND CRUSHED HAND AGAINST GRIZLY BARS.

January 14, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Desert Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING 2OPPER THE FEED BAR WOULD NOT MOVE WITH PROPER EQUIPMENT SO EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO USE HIS HAND TO MOVE THEM.AS THE FEED BARS BEGAN TO MOVE THEY ROCKED AND CAUGHT HIS HAMD.

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