Mining Incidents

Sheep Springs Pit And Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Stephens Family Trust
Kern County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0400551

MSHA record for Sheep Springs Pit And Mill (mine ID 0400551). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 1 incident

July 19, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DISMANTLING A STEEL BUILDING A PIECE OF METAL HIT THE INJURED ON THE LEG THUS CUTTING IT JUST ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE.

1988 · 2 incidents

October 19, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING THE MOTOR FOR THE #245 EXCAVATOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HAND CAME DOWN ON A SHARP CORNER OF THE BLOCK. HE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

January 20, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING METAL LATHE METAL CURLS GOT IN WAY OF CUTTING BLADE EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY SWEPT AT METAL CURLS WITH LEFT HAND AND CUT MIDDLE AND LITTLE FINGERS

1984 · 1 incident

February 20, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

LOST FOOTING-SLIPPED AND FELL INTO ROLLERS ON #305 CONVEYOR LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS IN CONVEYOR

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