Mining Incidents

All RockMetal/Nonmetal

All Rock · Surface
Controlled by Sharon McLaughlin
San Andreas, Calaveras County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405172
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

In loader pulling on cone with chain attached to loader bucket in short jerks, felt pinch in lower back on second jerk.

2005 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hammer and accidentally hit his right thumb.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee removing broken bolt with wrench and slipped and pulled on his shoulder. Employee worked until the following Wednesday, reported injury on Friday the 5th of November. On Friday, the 29 of Oct. he said he had hurt his shoulder in case he called in sick on Monday. Was asked if he wanted to go to doctor and he said no. On the 5th, he decided to go to doctor.

Struck by falling object

Employee was putting pin in cone. Large rock fell on his right hand and arm.

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING BOX CUTTER KNIFE TO CUT THROUGH BELTING MATERIAL FOR CONVEYER, SLIPPED OFF BELTING WITH KNIFE AND BLADE CUT INTO ARM ABOVE LEFT WRIST.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

2 MEN LIFTING ONE END AT AT TIME, A 12 X 12 TIMBER INTO LOADER BUCKET FOR MOVING TIMBER TO ANOTHER LOCATION.

Fall from machine

COMING OUT OF GENERATOR TRAILER EE STEPPED ONTO WOOD PLATFORM AND IT GAVE WAY. EE FELL THRU WITH FOOT CAUSING FOOT TO TURN OVER.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

ROCK FALL FROM SHOOT EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE SHOOT REPAIRING A SCREEN.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SOMETHING IN EYE.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS WRENCHING ON CONVEYOR.