Oi Ione Sts Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE TRACK TO THE DOZER BLADE ARM. AND MISSED IT AND CONTINUED ON TO THE GROUND.
Volcano Quarry: 18 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal
Oi Ione Sts Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Owens Illinois Inc
Amador County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401610
MSHA record for Volcano Quarry (mine ID 0401610). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1983–1993
- Latest incident
- Apr 1993
Ownership history
- Oi Ione Sts Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Volcano Quarry sits in Amador County, California, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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.Amador County, California · Population 41,029
0.2%
Mining share of county employment
$81,526
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
18 on file1993 · 1 incident
1991 · 1 incident
May 10, 1991
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS STEAM CLEANING A DRILL WITH LIMESTONE DUST AND SMALL ROCKS ON IT. HE WAS IN THE OUTDOORS AND HAD RAIN PANTS AND TOP WITH GLOVES ON. HE DID NOT HAVE A FACE SHIELD ON EE MAY BE ALLERGIC T O CLEANER USED.
1990 · 2 incidents
June 6, 1990
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING LEVERS ON A CABLE SHOVE. RESULTED IN A HERNIA. HAD SURGERY ON 7-17-90. LOST TIME
March 22, 1990
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Fall onto or against objects
HE WAS PRYING A ROCK JAM FROM CURHSER JAW WITH A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST AN I BEAM.
1989 · 1 incident
March 6, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING ON JAMMED ROCK ROCK BECAME FREE, EMP SLIPPED ON GRATING
1988 · 3 incidents
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
PREVIOUS BACK INJURY WAS CAUSING PAIN.
August 9, 1988
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
MACHINERY
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
OVERSIZE ROCKS ... EMPL REMOVING CHAIN FROM ROCK WHEN IT SLID AGAINST HIM PINNING HIM AGAINST STEEL COLUMN.
May 26, 1988
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Struck against stationary object
HIT ELBOW ON PIECE OF METAL THAT EXTENDED FROM LOADER BUCKET.
1987 · 2 incidents
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Struck against stationary object
STEPPING OUT OF DRILL HE STEPPED ON A ROUND ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE.
April 2, 1987
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE WORKING ON THE NWG DROP BALL HE REACHED UNDERNEATH RO REPLACE THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE AND SLIPPED ON THE DECK AND HURT HIS FOREARM, ELBOW, SHOULDER.
1985 · 1 incident
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATING DRILL USED TO DRILL LBAST HOLES SMASHED INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE HAMMERING ON STEEL DRILL TRYING TO GET STEEL TO FALL INTO LOADER PROPERLY
1984 · 3 incidents
July 26, 1984
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON P&H DROP BALL, PUTTING ON GUARDS WHEN HE LIFTED HIS LEG TO GO OVER THE GUARD AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Struck against stationary object
REMOVING DUMP BED FROM TRUCK, WHEN WALKING AWAY FROM TRUCK HE STEPPED ON A BOARD WITH A NAIL STICKING UP GOING INTO HIS RIGHT FOOT
February 13, 1984
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Fall onto or against objects
IT WAS RAINING WHEN HE WAS WORKING ON SHAKER SCREEN. RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND TOP FOOT HIT THE END OF METAL BAR.
1983 · 4 incidents
November 7, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEPPING DOWN FROM LOADER & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
October 16, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TRUCK DOOR SLAMED CLOSED HITTING LEFT ELBOW.
August 2, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
POWERED HAULAGE
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATING SHOVEL,BACK BEGAN HURTING.
July 27, 1983
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
POWERED HAULAGE
Oi Ione Sts Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE RIPPING ROCK WITH POWER SHOVEL PAIN DEVELOPED IN RIGHT LEG.