Mining Incidents

Palmdale Metal/Non-Metal

Robertson's · Surface
Palmdale, Los Angeles County, CA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0404803

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2021
Latest incident
Oct 2021
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
69
citations
11
significant & substantial
$7,400
proposed penalties
$7,400
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
2025 Q4 5,592 1 0 178.8
2025 Q3 6,153 4 1 650.1
2025 Q2 765 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 742 1 0 1347.7
2024 Q2 7,122 0 0 0.0
2024 Q1 5,036 0 0 0.0
2023 Q4 6,667 0 0 0.0
2023 Q3 823 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

17 on file

2021 · 1 incident

October 19, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Robertson's · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was cutting belting with a razor knife, blade slipped and cut through EE's glove & R-index finger.

2020 · 1 incident

May 22, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated through the course of duties changing screens on a shaker deck on 5/22/2020 that employee's knee tightened up. Employee thought it would be fine, but 5-hours into the shift on 5/23/2020 employee reported the injury.

2008 · 1 incident

October 8, 2008 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 onto or against objects

Employee was greasing his loader when he slipped and fell hitting his side on the loader and cracked 3 ribs.

2007 · 3 incidents

July 16, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service Rock Products · Fall down stairs

Employee was walking down stairs and slipped and fell.

June 23, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Service Rock Products · Struck against stationary object

Employee was attempting to un-hook a com-a-long from a chute and cut his arm on the chute.

February 26, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee noticed a piece of metal that was on a conveyor belt (that just had gone through a crusher) and went to pick it up, the metal was hot and burnt two of his fingers.

2006 · 3 incidents

July 26, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Service Rock Products · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Swinging a sledge hammer at a wedge in a cone crusher and missed the wedge. While swinging through, he felt a sting in his upper left shoulder.

March 17, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbing up ladder to enter cab of Haul Truck, felt pain in lower back.

February 6, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

Driving haul truck - back pain.

2005 · 1 incident

March 23, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Service Rock Products · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning out a chute that had build-up of material with a shovel. He stabbed at the build-up with the shovel and felt pain in his arm. Reported injury on 3/29/05.

2003 · 3 incidents

October 13, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Service Rock Products · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE PARKED HAUL TRUCKS SIDE BY SIDE THEN STEPPED ACROSS FROM PLATFORM TO PLATFORM. EE SLIPPED & FELL DOWNWARD BETWEEN PLATFORM CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT SIDE.

October 8, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Service Rock Products · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING AWAY FROM WATER TRUCK CAB WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, HIT HIS REAR END FIRST THEN HIS SHOULDER.

May 2, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEAN-UP IN THE AREA OF #2B CONVEYOR (STAND AND CRUSHER UNDER BELT), WHEN A 4" - 8" ROCK CAME FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING CONSIDERABLE SWELLING AN D PAIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR.

2002 · 2 incidents

October 30, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRE TRIP A WATER TRUCK SERVICE THE TRUCK REQUIRED OPENING THE HOOD EE BELIVES ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH WHILE OPENING THE HOOD.WENT TO HIS OWN DOCTOR ON 10-24-02 REPORTED TO CO. 10-25-02

June 21, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Service Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED WIND BLOWN DUST TO GO AROUND EYE PROTECTION & INTO EE'S EYE. INJURY WAS FIRST AID UNTIL 6/26/02 REQUEST FOR MEDICAL.

2001 · 1 incident

December 20, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Service Rock Products · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE SCREENS, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A WEDGE WITH A 4LB. SLEDGE HAMMER IN A HARD TO REACH LOCATION. HE INADVERTANTLY HIT THE RUBBER DONUT. THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK & HIT HIS FIN GER AGAINST THE SHAKER SCREEN BASE.

2000 · 1 incident

October 4, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Service Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTINGS PROCEDURES USED TO LIFT SCREENS, EE WAS LEANING OVER A SPRAY BAR USING HIS CHEST AS LEVERAGE TOLIFT UP SCREENS WITH BOTH HANDS ON A SET OF HOOKS ATTACHED TO THE SCREENS TO PULL IT UP WHEN EE HEARD A POP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST.