Mining Incidents

PC-1200 - Smith River SiteMetal/Nonmetal

Smith River, Del Norte County, CA · Intermittent
MSHA Mine ID: 3503764
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2017
Latest incident
Oct 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

While changing belts on the jaw, an employee was using a cable come-along. EE was pulling the motor tighter to the wheel, the come-along slipped and employee rolled off 5ft platform. The employee fell on shoulder and side of face sustaining laceration and broken nose. The employee was wearing hard hat, but was not wearing high fall gear.