Mining Incidents

CHULA VISTA PROCESSING Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
San Diego, San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0402978

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2004–2007
Latest incident
Jun 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
30
citations
5
significant & substantial
$2,938
proposed penalties
$2,938
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
2007 Q4 1,511 1 0 661.8
2007 Q3 4,684 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 5,955 4 0 671.7
2007 Q1 6,398 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 1,066 0 0 0.0
2006 Q2 3,824 3 2 784.5
2006 Q1 5,712 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 7,680 6 1 781.2
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2007 · 1 incident

June 18, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carpel Tunnel Syndrome; repetitive motion injury.

2006 · 1 incident

March 10, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Struck against stationary object

While shoveling in the Crusher Pit under the conveyor, employee struck his left elbow on the pipe support of the conveyor directly behind him.

2005 · 2 incidents

December 13, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Struck against a moving object

Cummulative trauma to tailbone from use track hoe for mud haul.

July 19, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

The employee was climbing down from this front end loader when he lost his grip from the handle bars. He fell backwards to the ground approximately five feet striking his head on the ground.

2004 · 3 incidents

September 29, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS LEFT ELBOW HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR SOME TIME BUT THAT THE PAIN HAD INCREASED TO THE POINT HE WAS REQUESTING TREATMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS.

June 9, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT, THE EE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK TO HIS SUPERVISOR. THE TREATING DR PROVIDED MODIFIED WORK OF "NO DRIVING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES". THE EE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM HIS NORMAL WORK SINCE HE DOES NOT OPERATE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN HIS JOB. IT WAS LEARNED LATER THAT HE WAS PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXERS TO EASE THE PAIN.