Mining Incidents

Scheerer QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

CalPortland · Surface
Controlled by Taiheiyo Cement Corp
Apple Valley, San Bernardino County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405907
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2019–2024
Latest incident
Jul 2024
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2024 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

The employee was operating CAT loader 980M, feeding the crushing plant. On frequent occasions, EE would hit boulders that were not visible. During the shift, the employee stated that their back was sore.

Struck against stationary object

The employee walked to the back of screen 1, middle section, to shovel material off the deck. As EE walked to the middle section, EE's left shoulder made contact with the screen while it was operating.

2023 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

The employee was removing material from a conveyor belt. As EE cleared it, a rock fell on the employee's hard hat, causing a neck sprain.

2022 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee states was diagnosed with a hernia from performing various tasks. The employee cannot determine a specific task from job responsibilities.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a grinder, to cut the head of a bolt that was placed on a vise. The grinder kicked back and cut the left index finger.

2020 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was inspecting a leaky radiator on a portable screen. The employee was sliding a steel plate off the engine compartment of a portable screen plant when the weight of the plate transferred down. The hand was on the plate that was lifted up. The finger got caught between the head pulley scraper and the metal plate.

2019 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Mounting a tail pulley guard, while on the ground, the employee got up and sand & rock got into the right ear.