The safety can was transported in an unsecured location of the truck. During transport, fuel can shifted and tilted over the exhaust of the air compressor motor. The employee tried to upright the can, during which the lid opened and released vapor that ignited on the hot exhaust.
7/11 Materials - Coyote Valley AggregateMetal/Nonmetal
7/11 Materials Inc · Surface
Controlled by Reed Family Companies
Bishop, Inyo County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405570
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2012–2020
- Latest incident
- Dec 2020
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2020 · 1 incident
Contact with hot objects or substances
2017 · 1 incident
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE and another ee were standing on a wooden cover on a belt built to keep contamination off of the conveyor. EE was starting the plant. EE communicated with them ee was starting the plant. EE climbed of the belt and another ee walked 30 feet down the belt not expecting the belt to be turned on. The belt started and ee fell off about 4 feet
2012 · 1 incident
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee slipped on rocks and fell while walking on the mine. No modified duty or loss time until 5/25/12 when employee was removed from work for surgery.