Mining Incidents

Portable Plant #1Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Martin A Steiner
Sutter Creek, Amador County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405617
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

EE was attempting to flip over a cone liner. The cone liner was being lifted with a bar and chain. When the cone liner was horizontal, he attempted to push the cone liner over. While pushing the cone liner, the chain went slack causing the cone liner to fall onto him. He sustained a broken right leg, back strain and lacerations to both hands.

2005 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING UP THE WATER TRUCK FROM BEHIND THE JOB TRAILER THE OPERATOR BACKED INTO AN OPEN EXCAVATION THAT WAS BEING DUG FOR THE NEW SCALE HOUSE. SHE BACKED UP DROPPING HER RIGHT REAR TIRES INTO THE EXCAVATION CAUSING THE WATER TRUCK TO OVERTURN (ROLL OVER) INTO THE EXCAVATION.

Struck by flying object

While trying to release the jammed cone, using cribbing and a bottle jack placed between the cone deck and the upper assembly of the cone, when pressure was applied to the jack the top end of the jack slipped out from the upper assembly causing the jack to fly out hitting the operator in the upper chest.

Struck by flying object

While the employee was repairing the skirting on the cone crusher discharge belt, a metal shaving from a grinder being used on the outside of the discharge belt by his co-worker came in through a 2"" space on the side and bounced off the conveyor belt and his him in the right eye.

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

While inspecting the jaw crusher, after a plug-up in the jaw, they had the deflector plate lid open and EE's hand was resting on the brace. His co-worker closed the lid and pinched EE's hand between the lid and the brace.