Mining Incidents

DRY CREEK PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Tulare County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405188

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
33
citations
7
significant & substantial
$8,283
proposed penalties
$8,283
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2002 Q2 10,663 2 1 187.6
2002 Q1 10,835 14 4 1292.1
2001 Q4 9,921 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 11,651 12 2 1030.0
2001 Q2 13,298 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 12,137 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 8,212 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 4 incidents

August 1, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS SEPARATING STEEL BY HAND. HE THREW A DOZER SPROCKET TOOTH. A PIECE OF STEEL CAME SHOOTINGOUT INTO HIS HAND. HE WAS STANDING ABOUT 4' FROMTHE PILE OF STEEL.

July 26, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE DIGGING, EE NOTICED PAIN IN MIDBACK. REFUSED MEDICAL CARE UNTIL 8-2-01.

May 18, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CHEMICAL BURN ON THREE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. OCCURRED WHILE WORKING ON CRUSHER. TOOL FELL INTO CRUSHER BACKING MATERIAL AN EE COMPOUND AND EE REACHED INTO MATERIAL TO RETRIEVE TOOL. MATERIAL W AS ALREADY SETTING UP AND WAS VERY HOT.

January 25, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Artesia Ready Mix Concrete Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE CHIPPING SLAG AFTER WELDING A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW UNDER EE HELMET AND INTO HIS EYE.