Mining Incidents

Barrett Base PltMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Buzzi S p A
San Antonio, Bexar County, TX · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4100253
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
38
Years on record
2000–2024
Latest incident
Sep 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

38 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While cutting crown rubber for the installation of a shaker deck, they accidentally cut their right thigh. Cut required 3 stitches.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee lost footing while stepping off a ladder, falling to the ground and fractured right elbow

2022 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Leaving main office carrying small boxes, tripped and fell

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting and pushing a support pipe when employee strained right forearm.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee sat on a chair in the wash plant control room and started itching

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was adding oil to a gear box when EE slipped and fell, hitting their back on a shaker screen.

2021 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hand slipped from loader door injuring right hand pinkie.

Struck by flying object

Putting DEF into loader when it splashed into eyes.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Entering sump tank when right knee popped.

Struck by falling object

Loader engine compartment door fell and hit employee in back of head

2020 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee went up stairs of loader and hurt EE's right arm

Struck by flying object

Employee was driving a haul truck and complained to supervisor that EE's eye hurt.

2019 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

insect bite to abdomen

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing the step to a loader and slipped and dangled by left arm

2017 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

After fueling loader, tripped on fuel hose and fell off steps of loader

Fall down stairs

stepping out of control room, walking down steps, miscalculated last step, fell on both knees w/ impact to right hip

Fall onto or against objects

Employee came down after a few mins not knowing a pry bar was sticking up from the ground. Employee leaped off the second step and fell back (due to ground level) into pry bar and cutting inner thigh. Slipped into rectum, aprox. 8 inches, tearing large intestine, and puncturing gall bladder.

Fall from machine

Holding lunch bag, climbing up truck ladder

2016 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

My employee was working on a slurry pump as a front end loader that was (operated by Alamo Concrete employee) carrying a full bucket of slurry material as it passed by pump material spilled out of bucket and material accidently landed on my employee. Employee was suppose to return to work on light duty but was sent home for the fact we have no light duty work

Struck against stationary object

walking thru walk way covered in water, step on rock, twisting ankle

2015 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was working outside, got hot, came in for lunch, drank a cold drink, causing gastric reaction and chest pain. Went to hosp, released on 10/1/15, employee instructed to contact cardiologist for a full release before returning to work, called MSHA when we believed to be heart attack, diagnosed with heartburn. Denver office advised us to make notes.

2014 · 2 incidents

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

while loosing the clamp of the conveyor belt, the clamp slipped with the weight of the conveyor belt, smashing hand against conveyor belt rails.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

while climbing down the ladder on the loader, right shoulder popped loudly, felt sharp pain causing right shoulder strain

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN HILL FROM THE BREAK ROOM AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

2012 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH A FRONT END LOADER. LOADER HAD A FULL BUCKET OF 1/8"" MATERIAL WHEN THE BUCKET WENT DOWN HURTING OPERATOR'S LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO DUTY WITH RESTRICTIONS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING SCREEN, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS REVERSING FROM FEEDER IN A FRONT END LOADER AND RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WITH FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE JOLT CAUSED A LUMBAR STRAIN.

2009 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A RIGHT WRIST TENOSYNOVITIS ON 10/21/2009. HE RETURNED TO WORK AT THIS TIME. HE HAD A REOCCURRENCE OF PAIN ON 01/25/2010. WAS SENT TO SPECIALIST ON 02/05/2010. EMPLOYEE W AS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY ON 02/05/2010 TO CONTINUE THRU 02/19/2010. FOLLOWUP EVALUATION ON 03/05/2010.

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

Right index finger was fractured while tighting bolt on a crusher. Swinging a 15 lb. sledge hammer and caught finger between handle and crusher bolt.

2008 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing a 3 feet section of mud pump pipe when material shifted causing injury.

Fall from machine

FELL FROM LOADER WHILE DESCENDING LADDER. EMPLOYEE LOST HAND GRIP ON RAIL AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

2007 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Descending the hill at stone plant operating a front end loader, accidentally hit lower bucket lever, causing the bucket to dig into the ground, throwing operator into the steering wheel. Employee sustained contusion of the chest wall.

Struck against stationary object

Allegedly stepped on rock & twisted ankle.

2006 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

""my left arm started hurting while operating my equipment""

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck against stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A SHAKER SCREEN EE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A WATER JOINT

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING THE STONE PLANT APRON FEEDER CHAIN ONTO THE DRIVE SPROKETS WHEN MANUEL TENSION WAS RELEASED FROM THE CHAIN, THE CHAIN FLEXED CLOSED CATCHING THE EE'S FINGERTIP T HUS CAUSING A DEEP CUT TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PLACING A GUARD ON THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE LONG BELT, THE GUARD SLIPPED & CRUSHED L INDEX FINGER Y

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELT SOMETHING BLOW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.