Mining Incidents

Snelling Sand & Gravel Metal/Non-Metal

Sierra County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404627

MSHA record for Snelling Sand & Gravel (mine ID 0404627). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
Aug 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1992 · 1 incident

August 25, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Stone Products · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

38505MPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FRAME OF CRUSHER PLATFORM AND FELL THROUGH THE PLATFORM STRIKING HIS RIB CAGE AGAINST A BEAM ON TEH PLATFORM, BREAKING A RIB.

1987 · 1 incident

June 16, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYING TO CHANG9 TAIL PULLEY ON FEEDER BELT TO JAW CRUSHER CHAIN SLIPPED AND RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT PINCHED BY THE BRACKET ON THE TAIL PULLEY.

1986 · 5 incidents

November 26, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

WELDING ON FEED6OX ON FEED CONVEYOR IN TUNNEL,HAD FINISHED JAOB OF WELDING AND WAS TAKING OFF WELDING HEADGEAR TO PUT ON HARD HAT STOOD UP AT SAME TIME HE HIS HEAD ON H-BEAM.

July 29, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO3UNJAM ROLLER ON C ONVEYOR BELT LEFT HAND SLIPPED & BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN ROLLER & BELT.

April 2, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL MOVING BAR9EL OF OIL WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HANDS TRIED TO REACH FOR IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 28, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Triple C Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AND CUT RIGHT U1PER LEG APPROX 2 INCHES

January 21, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Triple C Products Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON ELJAY ONE WHEN HE RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO THE LEFT EYE

1985 · 4 incidents

July 26, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Triple C Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HOLDING A BAR TO MOUNT CONE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK LOOSE WEDGES ON CONE HIS HAND SLIPPED AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIT ARMSTRONG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FALL CHE EK AREA BROKE SKIN AND HAS SWELLING.

July 12, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Triple C Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN STEPPS COMING FROM THE HOT PLANT. HE STEPPED ON A CABBLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

January 22, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Triple C Products Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING NEAR SCREEN ON DRY PLANT WHEN ROCK-SIZE OF CANTAL OPE BOUNCED OFF SCREEN AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF HEAD -HE WAS WEARING SAFETY HELMET.

January 7, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triple C Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING,SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF RIBS.

1984 · 6 incidents

September 27, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS WORKING ON A DEVICE (WET SCREEN) AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW - ON BOLT

September 25, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BARREL OF OIL, FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK

September 11, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Products Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON CONVEYOR A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED LEFT EYE

March 10, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Triple C Products Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMP WAS PUSHING A WRENCH WITH HIS FOOT, WHILE EXCITING THE ABOVE STATED OPERATION EMPLOYEE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG

February 13, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Triple C Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND SOIL ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A FLAT SHOVEL MOVEMENT FROM ABOVE STARTED OPERATION STRAINED EMPLOYEES LOWER BACK

February 6, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Triple C Products Inc · Struck by falling object

DISMANTLING A CONE CRUSHER. NOPARTICULAR TOOLS WERE IN USE AT TIME OF INJURY REMOVING LINER FROM MOUNTING EMPLOYEE REACHED UNDER HEAVY CASTING THAT WAS READY TO FILL FROM ITS POSITION JUST AT THE TIME IT CAME FREE AND CAUGHT HIM ON LEFT HJA HAND

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