Mining Incidents

BROWN SAND PLANT #4 Metal/Non-Metal

Brown Sand Inc · Facility
Controlled by Robert H Brown Jr
San Joaquin County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404985

MSHA record for BROWN SAND PLANT #4 (mine ID 0404985). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–1997
Latest incident
Mar 1997
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1997 · 1 incident

March 13, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brown Sand Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CLEANING DOZER HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND TO BE CUT OPEN BY A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON THE EQUIPMENT.

1996 · 2 incidents

May 2, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person OTHER
Brown Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING WINDOWS, THE WIND BLEW DUST INTO EE'S LEFT EYE CAUSING IT TO SWELL SHUT.

March 20, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Sand Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

1995 · 1 incident

July 24, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ELECTRICAL
Brown Sand Inc · Flash burns (electric)

REPLACING FUSE IN POWERHOUSE WHEN IT BURST CAUSING FACIAL BURNS

1992 · 1 incident

May 1, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brown Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING CLAY BUILD UP THRU SHAKER WITH A BAR. BAR CAME BACK & CUT HIS HAND.

1990 · 3 incidents

September 10, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brown Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH. HE SLIPPED AND WRENCH CUT FINGER.

September 8, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Brown Sand Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE LEFT VERNALIS TO PICK UP A PART FOR THE PLANT IN MANTECA. AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN AIRPORT WAY, ANOTHER DRIVER RAN THE STOP SIGN ON W. RIPON RD AND HIT OUR EMPLOYEE'S CAR.

August 17, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brown Sand Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING GRAVEL. HIS HAND HIT BELT GUARD NIBBED AGAINST A WIRE STICKING OUT.

1989 · 1 incident

January 21, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brown Sand Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING MATERIAL OFF HOPPER & FELL OFF.

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