Mining Incidents

Comstock/Mountain LionMetal/Nonmetal

CML Metals · Facility
Cedar City, Iron County, UT · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4202624
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2014
Latest incident
Sep 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2014 · 9 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning a hopper when he cut his left 4th finger on wire mesh, he was taken to the clinic where he received stitches.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee mentioned he was feeling light headed, he was advised by supervisor and crew member to get water and take a break. Crew members saw the employee walking next to rail drinking water, then a crew member noticed he had fallen, hit his head on the rail line and was seizing. Emergency services and MSHA were notified & the employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While clearing a PVC Pipeline with air the pipeline blew apart, fragments from the pipeline cut the employees left arm, resulting in stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While clearing a PVC pipeline with air the PVC pipe blew apart cutting the employee on his elbow.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was cutting the metal cage on a tote when he cut into a piece that was broken, and cut his arm on the cage.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning a Discharge shoot when some material fell behind him, causing him to twist his knee.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing wheels on a rail car, the crew lifted the car with the forklift and placed a stand under the rail car. While lifting the stand into place the employee felt a sharp, burning, pain in his groin area. Which lead to a hernia in the right side of his groin.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee lost his footing while repairing a pump, he reached out to catch himself then cut his left hand on the sharp edge of a rain gutter.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee walking from the security van to the mill slipped and strained his knee. The employee was able to return to work on the same day at full capacity, but had to schedule surgery for a later date. The date of the accident marks the surgery date because until the surgery the event did not meet the criteria of a reportable accident.