Mining Incidents

El CentroMetal/Nonmetal

el centro, Imperial County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405113
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Oct 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN AN OPEN AREA WITH SOME LIGHT WIND. SPARKS ARCED CAUSING A FLASHBURN TO BOTH EYES.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HAMMERING ON A BAR W/ DOUBLE JACK TO BREAK A PIECE OF OVERSIZE CONCRETE INT HE CONE CRUSHER BAR HEAD WAS MUSHROOMED AND 1/8"" PIECE OF METAL PENETRATED HIS ARM.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A FRONT END LOADER TO LOAD RECYCLE PLANT.