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Lavic Stone Quarry: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc
San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402664

MSHA record for Lavic Stone Quarry (mine ID 0402664). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Lavic Stone Corp 1950 to 1980
  2. Twin Mountain Rock Company 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Lavic Stone Quarry sits in San Bernardino County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.1% 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 Bernardino County, California · Population 2,187,816
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$82,184
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

August 27, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Twin Mountain Rock Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPOSITI2NING A 200# GYARD ON A FEEDER PRIOR TO MOUNTING &FASTENING IN PLACE. THE EE'S HOLD SLIPPED & THE GUARD SWUNG FREE PINCHING THE EE'S RING FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE GUARD & T HE BODY OF THE 0EEDER UNIT.

August 1, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Twin Mountain Rock Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOLYEE WAS C5STING CINDERS FROM TOP OF H ILL USING DOZER HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME THE WIND CAUGHT SOME CINDER DUST WHICH IS GRITTY & BLEW IT UP & UNDERNEATH HIS GLASSES & INTO HIS LEFT E2E

1986 · 1 incident

June 28, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twin Mountain Rock Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS WELDING3A DEFLECTOR PLATE ON A CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE CONVEYOR TO THE GROUND APPROX 15' BELOW. EMP WAS NOT WEA RING A SAFETY BELT AS HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACCORDING 7O COMPANY POLICY AND MSHA REGULATIONS. SAFETY BELTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE JOB SITE

1985 · 1 incident

May 15, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent OTHER
Twin Mountain Rock Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A STORAGE SHED REACHING FOR A DRIVE BELT ON THE FLOOR WHEN A SIDEWINDER SNAKE BIT HIM ON THE HAND.

1984 · 1 incident

February 29, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Twin Mountain Rock Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE GREASING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE GREASE HOSE BURST SPRAYING GREASE INTO THE EMPLOYEE\S EYES.