Mining Incidents

Harmony Quarry: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Henry F Hunte
San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404630

MSHA record for Harmony Quarry (mine ID 0404630). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Harmony Quarry Inc 1983 to 1988
  2. H G Fenton Material Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Harmony Quarry sits in San Diego County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
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 Diego County, California · Population 3,282,782
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$102,285
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

October 13, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DG WITH BULLDOZER, BACK OVER A ROCK AND HIT HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE BACK OF THE DOZER.

September 28, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck against stationary object

THE CONE CRUSHER FEED HOPPER WAS PLUGGED WITH ROCK, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE STEEL PRY BAR TO LOOSEN ROCKS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER.

April 1, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
H G Fenton Material Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FOLDED BACK HEAD END OF CONVEYOR WHILE DISCONNECTING THE SLINGS FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR THE CONVEYOR FELL SOME MORE WITH THE EMPLOYEE UNDER IT TRAPPING HIM IN BETWEEN HEAD P ULLEY SECTION & CONVEYOR FRAME HE WAS SITTING ONHEAD PULLEY GUARDS (1 /4IN STEEL) FELL ON HIS SHOULDER

1990 · 3 incidents

December 17, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H G Fenton Material Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS CHANGING 1/4 DRUM OF GREASE ON PIONEER CRUSHER. GREASE WAS IN BUCKET OF 980 LOADER & RAISED TO LEVEL NEEDED HE THEN MOVED IN BUCKET OF 980 LOADER & RAISED TO LEVEL NEEDED. HE THEN MOV ED DRUM FROM LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN SHOT FROM BACK DOWN BOTH LEGS.

November 28, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DISASSEMBLING SHAKER BEARING WHEN HE DROPPED A SMALL COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

October 4, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING SKIRTING OF THE KOLMAN RECLAIM CONVEYOR, WAS HOLDING THE BACK SKIRTING WITH HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE RUBBER AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TOP BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND 2ND INDEX FINGER.

1989 · 1 incident

March 24, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING BAD IDLER ON RECYCLE CONVEYOR. IDLER WEIGHING APPROX 30 LBS TIPPED OVER ON TO EMPLS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AT NAIL AREA CUTTING & SMASHING TIP.

1988 · 1 incident

August 20, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS REMODLING GRIZZLY CHUTE FORM TELLSMITH FEEDER TO #1 UNDER JAW BELT. EMP.WITH HELPERS ASSISTANCE WAS PLACING A SHEET OF STEEL 24" X 16" BY HAND WHEN THE STEEL SLIPED AND CUT EMP FINGER