Mining Incidents

MOBILE SAND COMPANY Metal/Non-Metal

Mobile Sand Company · Surface
Corona, Riverside County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404443

MSHA record for MOBILE SAND COMPANY (mine ID 0404443). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
1983–1995
Latest incident
Oct 1995
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 983 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 1,441 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 1,570 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 1,189 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 1,115 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 1,279 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 1,292 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 1,741 0 0 0.0
Show 6 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2001 Q2 1,593 0 0 0.0
2001 Q1 1,102 0 0 0.0
2000 Q4 1,686 0 0 0.0
2000 Q3 1,635 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 2,184 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 3,567 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

1995 · 1 incident

October 25, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mobile Sand Company · Fall from ladders

WORKER MOVED SECTION OF BELT TO BE SPLICED FROM GROUND LEVEL TO APPROX. 15' ABOVE GROUND. WAS PLACING PIECE OF PLYWOOD UNDER CONVEYOR BELT, LOST HIS BALANCE, AND FELL TO THE GROUND, FEET FIRST AFTER IMPACT AND INJURY TO LEFT ANKLE, FELL TO RIGHT, PUT RT HAND OUT TO CUSHION FALL. WHEN THISHAPPENED HE SUSTAINED INJURY TO RIGHT WRIST.

1994 · 1 incident

October 5, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Mobile Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROUND HEAD ON CUTTING EDGE BOLT SPUN WHEN IMPACE

1993 · 4 incidents

December 11, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mobile Sand Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE SPILLED GASOLINE ON LEG 12/30/88 REOCCURING FLAIR UP

November 6, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mobile Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING OVER CABLE DRIVE SECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON DRIVE SECTION CAUSING FALL. EMPLOYEE FELL HITTING STEEL ROLLER AGAINST RIBS.

July 22, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mobile Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

REMOVING STEEL STAKES FROM WORK AREA AT NORTH END OF OFFICE OVER TO FENCE LINE. EE STEPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL NEXT TO GENCE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LOWER BACK AND CUT ACROSS FOREHEAD FROM WIRE ON TOP OF FENCE.

March 3, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mobile Sand Company · Fall from machine

MECHANIC WAS CLEANING OIL SATURATED AREA OF THE ENGINE AREA OF THE LOADER. MECHANIC TURNED AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

1992 · 1 incident

November 5, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mobile Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ABOUT A DOZEN EYE LIFT PLATES ON THE BENCH. EVERY TIME HE WOULD STOP TO CHANGE PLATES AND RECLAMP, HE WOULD START THE GRINDER WHICH WOULD THROW THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. EMPLO YEE KEPT THE GRINDER RUNNING AND SET IT ON ITS BACKSIDE WHILE RE-CLAMPING. AFTER ABOUT 10 PIECES OF PLAT, THE GRINDER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT ARM.

1991 · 3 incidents

June 19, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mobile Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING THE FRONT END LOADER DOING REGULARLY ROUTINE DUTIES WHILE IN THE YARD.

April 17, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mobile Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LABOR WAS SHOVELING WET CONCRETE FROM POINT OF DISCHARGE FROM A READY MIX TRUCK TO A POSITION UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT LINE. WHILE BENDING UNDER THE CONVEYOR LINE, WITH A SHOVEL FULL OF WET CONCR ETE, THE LABORER STRAINED HIS BACK.

January 22, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mobile Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

2 LABORERS WERE CHANGING SCREENS ON THE SCREEN.INJURED EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK-UP SCREEN.WHEN RISING WEIGHT OF SCREEN WITH METHOD OF PICK-UP CAUSED STRAIN ON LOWER BACK.

1990 · 2 incidents

June 2, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mobile Sand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE TURNED ON FUEL TRUCK, ENGAGED POWER TAKE OFF , THEN WENT TO FUEL HIS LOADER. NO FUEL CAME OUT. HE LOOKED UNDER FUEL TRUCK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. HE REACHED FOR WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE PROBL EM WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND P.T.O. GRABBED HIS CLOTHING AND PULLED HIM IN.

March 2, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mobile Sand Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK ROLLED DOWN SURGE FEED PILE & OVER END OF TUNNEL TO FEED BELT STRICKING EMPL ON LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED TO ME ON 3/5 HE SAID HE DID NOT WANT REPORT FILLED OUT BECAUSE HIS BACK DID NOT HU RT VERY MUCH. TODAY 3/14 HE SAID BACK WAS STILL HURTING SO I SENT HIM TO DR.

1989 · 7 incidents

October 30, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Mobile Sand Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND CRUSHER & COMPLAINED OF DUST BOTHERING HIM BUT DR SAID HE ALREADY HAD SINUS PROBLEMS SO EMPLOYEE STATED HIS BACK WAS HURTING

October 16, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mobile Sand Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 10LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE ROCKS THAT WERE STUCK OUT FROM BETWEEN THE GRIZZLEY BARS.

October 16, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mobile Sand Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE SAID THE DUST FROM THE FRONT END LOADER 988-B DUMPING INTO THE FEEDER WAS CAUSING HIM TO HAVE HEADACH.

September 30, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mobile Sand Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF HIS LAODER WHEN HE TRIPED CAUSING HIM TO JUMP TO THE GROUND AND LAND FLAT FOOTED.

August 17, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mobile Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING AROUND EL JAY SCREEN

July 17, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Mobile Sand Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE COMPALINED OF HEADACHE AND LOW CHEST PAIN.

June 22, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mobile Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SHOVELING AT JAW CRUSHER.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 30, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mobile Sand Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE SPILLED GASOLINE ON LEG.

July 27, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mobile Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HARD DIRT IN SOFT SAND

1983 · 1 incident

January 13, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Mobile Sand Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE CUTTING A BEARING RACE OUT OF SCREEN A PIECE OF SLAG GOT BEHIND EMPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES AND BURNED AND SCRATCHED EYE

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