Mining Incidents

Barstow Metal/Non-Metal

Robertson's · Surface
Barstow, San Bernardino County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401885

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2001–2008
Latest incident
Jul 2008
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
74
citations
14
significant & substantial
$10,111
proposed penalties
$10,111
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2021 Q2 53 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 0 0 0
2018 Q3 74 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 0 0 0
2017 Q2 0 0 0
2017 Q1 0 0 0
2016 Q4 2,270 1 0 440.5
2016 Q3 0 0 0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2008 · 2 incidents

July 29, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a haul truck and hadn't notice a loader had stop to let him go by (both haul truck and loader were going in same direction). The haul truck's catwalk, on the driver's side, came in contact with the side of the loader bucket which pushed the hand rail of the catwalk through the driver side (open) window, which hit the employee on his nose and broke it.

April 1, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Service Rock Products · Struck by falling object

Employee was shoveling material from around a tail pulley, when a clump of material fell onto his foot, spraining his ankle.

2007 · 1 incident

February 13, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Service Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee grinding on a wedge, when employee tried to reposition himself, he slipped and the grinder wheel came in contact with his finger.

2006 · 4 incidents

October 16, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling material and felt pain in his upper right arm.

September 25, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 50ton haul truck and had started dumping a load of sand when the haul truck leaned to one side at which time the operator retracted the bed of the truck which caused the truck to jerk. The operator complained of soreness to his back and shoulder.

May 27, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Service Rock Products · Struck by falling object

Crusher liner fell on employee's left leg causing pain in left knee. This accident happened on 5/23/06 but employee did not go out on injury until 5/27/06.

February 25, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service Rock Products · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slip/Fall. Sprain to right ankle

2001 · 2 incidents

December 26, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service Rock Products · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE STEPPING OFF OF TRUCK ONTO A PLATFORM TO CHECK OUT SPARKS COMING FROM A CONVEYOR, EE SLIPPED AND FELL 8 FEET AND HIT BOTH KNEES.

September 5, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service Rock Products · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF HIS TRUCK ONTO A PLATFORM WHICH HAD CONTROLS USED TO FILL TRUCK FROM A STORAGE BIN INTO THE TRUCK TRAILER. THERE WAS A GAP AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS SHOULDER.