Mining Incidents

Lucerne ValleyMetal/Nonmetal

Robertson's · Surface
Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino County, CA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405693
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2007–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2008 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

employee was cleaning under a shaker deck when he heard the start-up alarm go off and when he stood up to see what was going on he hit his back on a metal beam. (this injury happend on Fri. 10/3, but he did not report it until Tue. 10/7)

2007 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing rocks from the Jaw Crusher when he felt a pain in his shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to hook up a dragline (pipe) and lost his balance and twisted his left knee.

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

Employee was putting a piece of metal on the back of a truck when his finger was caught between the metal and the bed of the truck. Employees finger was smashed and two blood blisters formed.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was shoveling, when he slipped and fell, spraining his right thumb.