Mining Incidents

Austin QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

CalMat Co. · Surface
Madera, Madera County, CA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0405954
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2021–2023
Latest incident
Sep 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee reports while operating a CAT992 EE struck a toe in the wall causing EE's neck to move in a sudden backwards motion. Employee began to experience headaches and pain in EE's neck, after medical evaluation employee was released to full duty with no job restrictions. Employee was prescribed physical therapy.

2022 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling hose to load a shot, pain in abdomen (Umbilical Hernia) ****injury did not become reportable till after the 1/30/23 doctors appointment****

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a hose on the shot, hurt left shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE alleges strain to left thumb from operating the loader and digging out large rocks. EE requested medical treatment 06/22/2022.

Struck by flying object

Employee was working on the jaw crusher. When EE cut the bolt, it ricocheted hitting the employee's face. Employee was treated at the emergency room and diagnosed with a fractured nose and fractured eye socket.

2021 · 2 incidents

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

While training another person, employee looked back at the drill rig, the operator motioned the drill pipe. Employee noticed the drill pipe fell out of gripper arm. When employee touched the pipe to assist it back into the gripper arm. The pipe dropped and pinched the tips of fingers 3 & 4 on right hand

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

An employee was helping another mag drill holes. The plate was cleaned and drill clear, another employee turned it on at the same time IE reached back in to move a rag. It became entangled in the bit and around IE's glove. This caused lacerations to ring finger and lacerations/fractures to the tip of middle finger, resulting in the loss of 1/2 inch of the tip of middle finger.