Mining Incidents

Boron Metal/Non-Metal

Boron, Kern County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405671

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2006–2007
Latest incident
Aug 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2006
39
citations
10
significant & substantial
$9,025
proposed penalties
$8,698
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
2008 Q2 2,474 1 0 404.2
2008 Q1 5,740 19 10 3310.1
2007 Q4 10,860 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 14,180 6 0 423.1
2007 Q2 15,184 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 12,168 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 16,000 5 0 312.5
2006 Q3 9,594 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

3 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

August 17, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carlton Global Resources, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

While getting off the CAT D9 dozer, employee slipped off and hit his right hand on the tracks. It was Friday, he did not think it was bad. His right hand swelled over the weekend. He reported it Monday at noon.

July 13, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carlton Global Resources, LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Miner was exiting out of fuel island storage area as he had done many times before. Left knee strained and went out from him and he fell on his bottom. Surface area was/is clean dry clutter free and clear visability outside were he fell. Left knee has been weak from a 20 year ago injury. Miner was wearing his support brace on left knee at the time of the fall.

2006 · 1 incident

May 2, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carlton Global Resources, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee said he stepped out of the security trailer and slipped on a rock and fell backward onto the steps of the security trailer hurting his back.