Kern Rock Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING CONVEYO9 BELT TO INSTALL ROLLOR OVER HAED AND LOOKED UP.
James Road Pit & Mill: 9 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Kern Rock Company
· Surface
Controlled by
Hanson PLC
Kern County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401830
MSHA record for James Road Pit & Mill (mine ID 0401830). 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
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Dec 1987
Ownership history
- Kern Rock Company 1950 to 1985
- Kern Rock Company 1985 to 1988
- Kern Rock Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
James Road Pit & Mill sits in Kern County, California, where the Census mining category is 2.3% 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.Kern County, California · Population 910,433
2.3%
Mining share of county employment
$67,660
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1987 · 3 incidents
Kern Rock Company · Struck by falling object
STEEL PLATE FEL5 OVER ON ANKLE TWISTING IT.
Kern Rock Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ADJUSTING ROCK 7RUSHER AND HAND WAS POSTIONED IN WRONG PLACE ON CRUSHER, THEREFORE CAUSING A CONTUSION OF THE LEFT THIRD FINGER.
1986 · 1 incident
February 3, 1986
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kern Rock Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING SCREENS ON SYMON S SCREEN FRAMES HURT BACK WHEN HE LEFT FRAME DOWN.
1985 · 1 incident
June 4, 1985
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kern Rock Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH ON WET HEWITT ROBINS SHAKER. WHILE THROWING OFF WORN SCREEN, EMPLOYEE\S HAND DID NOT CLEAR THE SHAKER. THE SCREEN CAME DOWN IN RIGHT 4TH FINGER.
1984 · 3 incidents
August 9, 1984
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kern Rock Company · Fall onto or against objects
WHILE LOADING MATERIAL FROM PIT, EMPLOYEE STUMBLED ON ROCK AT BOTTOM OF LADDER
July 24, 1984
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kern Rock Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS B ENDING OVER PICKING UP SCRAP METAL AROUND STANDARD CRUSHER AND INJURED LOWER BACK
April 19, 1984
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kern Rock Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY LOOSE A STEEL PLATE FROM JAW CRUSHER, THE PLATE BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE\S LEFT HIP. THE FLESH ON EMPLOYEE\S LEFT HIP WAS BRUISED.
1983 · 1 incident
August 22, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kern Rock Company · Fall from machine
PUTTING WATER IN RADIATOR ON SKIP LOADER SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS.