Mining Incidents

Plant 5BMetal/Nonmetal

Pala, San Bernardino County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405520
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2009–2012
Latest incident
Oct 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

while load acetylene tank into truck employee's finger became pinched between tank and truck resulting in a bruised left pinky finger

Struck against a moving object

traveling in loader on haul road - tilt bucket dug into roadway and abruptly stopped the loader' s forward motion resulting in employee being thrown forward into cab cross member. Force caused cut on nose and broken nose.

2009 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was finishing up repairs and while closing an inspection door his right hand slipped off the door causing it to slam onto his left hand, little finger. His little finger on his left hand was smashed in the door jamb. The bone was exposed and his tendons were torn.