Mining Incidents

Pala Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Calmat Company · Surface
Controlled by Vulcan Materials Company
san diego, San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0401934

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Aug 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
59
citations
11
significant & substantial
$4,308
proposed penalties
$4,308
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
2004 Q3 1,998 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 14,029 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 14,198 29 5 2042.5
2002 Q2 14,814 3 0 202.5
2002 Q1 13,944 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 12,623 0 0 0.0
2001 Q3 15,232 2 0 131.3
2001 Q2 15,503 0 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

5 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

August 23, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 8-23-03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE LINING CHUTE, STEEL PLATE SHIFTED CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PLATE AND CHUTE CAUSING A FRACTURE TO LEFT RING FINGER.

August 11, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A COMPANY PICKUP TRUCK & AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2002 · 2 incidents

February 20, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Calmat Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING WHEEL PARTS. AFTER REPLACING BROKEN FLANGE ON BACK SIDE OF WHEEL AND REMOUNTING THE TIRE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF AIRING THE TIREWHEN THE OUTSIDE WHEEL HARDWARE FAILED. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80 P.S.I. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURED.

February 13, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 2-13-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HOSE, ASSITING ANOTHER EE, HOSING SAND FROM BETWEEN SCREW FLIGHTS. IT CAUSED PRESSURE TO RELEAS E FROM FLIGHTS WHICH SQUEEZED EE'S RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN TWO FLIGHTS AND CAUSED A CONTUSION.

2000 · 1 incident

August 16, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Calmat Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 8-17-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE WENT BACK TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 8-22 AND WA SPLACED ON TEMP DISABILITY. EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING OUT UNDER THE JAWCRUSHER , SLIPPED ON SOME OIL ON THE GROUND AND STRAINEDLOWER BACK.