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.
Boron Metal/Non-Metal
Carlton Global Resources, LLC
· Surface
Controlled by
Select Resources; Main Capital Partners LLC
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 file2007 · 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
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
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.