Employee was picking up a piece of metal with a spring loaded chop saw. The eye bolt holding the spring failed causing the saw frame to drop smashing the first 2 fingers of the right hand.
Newberry Springs PlantMetal/Nonmetal
Hanson Aggregates LLC · Surface
Controlled by Martin Marietta Materials Inc
Newberry Springs, San Bernardino County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404830
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Jun 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2004 · 2 incidents
Struck by falling object
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS GRINDING METAL PIPE AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE GRINDING WHEEL. HE CLEANED AND DRESSED THE WOUND BUT 4 DAYS LATER NTOCIED PAIN AND SWELLING DUE TO INFECTION. HE RECEIVED TREATMENT AT THE EM ENGENCY ROOM.
2003 · 2 incidents
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE STOOD ON LIGHT-WEIGHT GRATING ON CONVEYOR BRAKEN GUARD. GRATING GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE CAPTURED A LIVE RATTLESNAKE IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND WAS BITTEN WHEN HE REMOVED THE LID.
2000 · 3 incidents
Struck by falling object
CHANGING BATTERY ON D8L DOZER. HOOD CAME DOWN ON LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A GASH
Struck by flying object
WHILE REMOVING CONCAVE CONE LINER WITH ROCK BREAKER, METAL SLIVER FLEW FORM IMPACT AREA & ENTERED EE'S LOWER LEFT SHIN AREA.
Struck against stationary object
2 MEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A CHAIN DOOR ON A RAILROAD BALLAST CAR. WHEN THE RAILROAD BAR SLIPPED, EE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE GROUND.