Mining Incidents

LEXINGTON QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

CalMat Co · Surface
LOS GATOS, Santa Clara County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0400946
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2001–2026
Latest incident
Apr 2026
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2026 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

While removing belts from a screen, a motor fell onto the left ring finger of the repairman, resulting in a 2cm laceration that required four stitches.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE was installing a wipe ont he belt press. He was standing on a conveyor in front of press. He pulled on a rope to move lever. The rope came untired and he fell to the slab below 6' He did not wear fall protection.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING A CONVEYOR BELT FOR SPLICING & WHILE CUTTING THE EDGE HE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LT. INDEX FINGER.

2004 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING THE RETURN ROLLERS ON THE JAW UNDER CONVEYOR WITH A HAMMER

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was running the dozer on bench #4, he climbed the slope to talk to other ee, when he got to the edge he lost balance and fell down about 15', he landed on his hands, he cut the right hand thumb.

2003 · 5 incidents

Struck against stationary object

WHEN WALKING TO HER CAR, SHE STEPPED ON A SMALL BUILD UP AND TWISTED HER BODY.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS RUNNING UP 3 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS TO GETTO THE TOP OF THE PLANT. HE HAD BEEN WORKING 6 DAYS A WEEK FOR 3 MONTHS SETTING UP A NEW PLANT & RUNNING UP 3 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES PER DAY PLUS THE STRESS OF THE NEW PLANT NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY.

Fall from ladders

EE SAID WHEN HE WAS ON THE LADDER OPENING & CLOSING A VALVE TO TAKE MUD OUT OF A TANK, THE LOADER BUCKET TOUCHED THE LADDER AND HE FELL INSIDE THE LOADER BUCKET.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING A MOTOR GUARD ON THE CONE CRUSHER, EE LOST HIS STEP AND HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR GUARD, SMASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE FEEDER AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

2001 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS CHANGING ONE SCREEN ON THE 6 BY 18 AND HE LIFTED THE SCREEN BY HIS SELF, AND HE FELT TESTICLES PAIN.