Mining Incidents

Seirra Pacific MaterialsMetal/Nonmetal

Coalinga, Fresno County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404949
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2021
Latest incident
Feb 2021
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2021 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning near a tail pulley using a shovel. Employee was not wearing a hard hat at the time. Employee was bent over and when they stood up, they struck their head on a conveyor cross brace.

2017 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Miner was clearing crusher blockage, rock fell lacerating neck.

Fall from ladders

Laborer slipped when descending from conducting drop box maintenance on a 1 1/2 in stacker. Suffered a bad ankle sprain from landing on the ground. No one witnessed the incident. Laborer reported missing foot hold to supervisor, but told doctor at clinic employee slipped from a ladder.

2015 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was fueling his Dozer from the Lube truck. When reaching for the nozzle at the completion of fueling, miner felt a pain in his chest. Determined that miner had strained a chest muscle.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee says he injured himself on 7/21/15 while attempting to lift a gear box. He said he continued to work ""thinking nothing of it."" He did not notify us until a week later. Doctor diagnosed him with a strain and performed no treatment, but asked that he return in a week. Last doctor's report on 7/29/15 showed he may have a possible strain.

Struck by falling object

Gravel screen fell on right thumb causing crushing laceration and fracture.

2011 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee caught his foot between a water line and a cement block, lost his balance and twisted his ankle causing a severe ankle sprain

2010 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Cutting a piece of metal and it fell on his foot

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall down stairs

Employee slipped on step coming down off the sand plant and fell, injuring his right wrist.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FOOT AND ANKLE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

LEFT HAD WAS CUT BY METAL PIECE STICKING OUT, WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER. DROVE HIMSELF TO THE COALINGA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, EXAMINED BY MD, RECEIVED 8 STITCHES. LIMITED WORK WITH LE FT HAND FOR 6 DAYS.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOWN ON KNEES DOING CLEAN-UP, STOOD UPRIGHT KNEEPOPPED. AFTER GOING HOME KNEE BEGAN TO HURT. WENT TO HOSPITAL, TREATED & RELEASED. WENT TO DOCTOR 10/31/01 WHO RESTRICTED FROM WORK UNTIL SCHEDU LED MRI. EE WAS RELEASED FOR WORK 10/15 THROUGH 10/31. WORKED 10/24 THROUGH 10/26.