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.
BROWN SAND PLANT #4: 9 reportable incidents 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
Ownership history
- Brown Sand Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
BROWN SAND PLANT #4 sits in San Joaquin County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.San Joaquin County, California · Population 787,416
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$88,531
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1997 · 1 incident
1996 · 2 incidents
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.