Mining Incidents

UNIVERSITY - SAN MARCOS QUARRY Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Heidelberg Materials AG
San Marcos, San Diego County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404894

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2007
Latest incident
Oct 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
59
citations
5
significant & substantial
$4,529
proposed penalties
$4,529
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
2008 Q1 3,670 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 4,825 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 11,037 6 0 543.6
2006 Q4 6,950 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 10,296 0 0 0.0
2005 Q4 10,635 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 1,078 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 1,176 3 0 2551.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2007 · 4 incidents

October 2, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Due to the awkward position of a screen the employee was attempting to move alone, the employee strained his low back. The screen itself wasn't heavy; just awkward to move.

June 26, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While removing the use liner from the head of an Omni Cone Crusher, the employee was lifting with a crane and hitting the liner with a 3 lb hammer to break it loose. The hammer struck the employee's right middle finger.

May 1, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While changing screens on the wash screen bottom deck, the employee felt a low back strain.

March 28, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee began to notice pain in his low back after using a 16 lb hammer to install a head bolt of a crusher. As the pain began to intensify the employee requested medical intervention for the low back pain.

2006 · 2 incidents

August 14, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Two employees had tied a rope around a large piece of steel (14' x 3" x 1"; 120 lbs) to lift the steel out of a jaw feeder. While pulling on the rope to lift the steel one of the employees felt a pop in his left side along with severe pain.

July 6, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Struck by falling object

The employee was pushing Jaw Toggle Plate over to replace positioning block with a hydraulic portable jack. The toggle slid to the left allowing the metal shim block to drop, hitting the employee's finger.

2005 · 5 incidents

December 28, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Hopper beneath S3-L had filled with rock dust when the shaker's bottom conveyor failed apparently due to the failure of the convyor's v-belts. The employee entered the hopper via the bottom or tail end to shovel out the plugged hopper. The material shifted inside causing the conveyor to move pinching the employee between spilled material and a hopper cross-brace.

July 27, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee began to experience pain in his left hip due to an unknown reason. No specific event occurred.

June 23, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was removing the outside bolts of a tailpulley take-up unit. The inside bolt was missing from the unit which allowed the top of the take-up unit to come loose, striking the employee on the left side of his face.

April 26, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was cleaning a screen deck with metal weight. The weight slipped from his hand and pinched the right thumb on the screen frame.

March 25, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While loading 11" wide plate to a service truck the employee lost his footing in the west ground and fell. The plate pinched the employee's hand to the ground.

2001 · 2 incidents

October 29, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Fall onto or against objects

AFTER WORKING HIS REGULAR SHIFT, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CLEANED UP AT HOME AND FOLLOWING A SHOWER,NOTICED PAIN IN HIS TORSO. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THAT EVENING AND THE PHYSICIAN DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD SUFFERED A BROKEN RIB. AT PRESENT, IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THIS INJURY OCCURRED, HOWEVER HE BELIEVES HE MAY HAVE SLIPPED UPON ENTERING AND/OR EXITING THE FRONT END LOADER.

2000 · 2 incidents

June 5, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Struck by flying object

WEIGHT OF MATERIAL ON BELT CAUSED CONVEYOR TO REVERSE. HEAD PULLEY & GEARBOX ROTATED IN UNISON, THE TENSION ON "COME-ALONG" INCREASED & GEARBOX ANGLE IN WHICH IT WAS ATTACHED CHANGED CAUSING HOOK OF COME-ALONG TO DISENGAGE. HOOK FLEW BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

March 11, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING DIRT AND GRAVEL FROM AROUND THE BASE OF OMNI #2 CONE CRUSHER. MUSCLE SPASMS IN THE BACK OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER CREATED PAIN FOR THE EMPLOYEE.