Syar Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Driving a bushing with a chisel when a piece of the chisel broke off and punctured left knee.
Soledad Quarry Metal/Non-Metal
Syar Industries Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
James M Syar
Soledad,
Monterey County,
CA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0404906
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Nov 2004
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
42
citations
4
significant & substantial
$4,385
proposed penalties
$4,135
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 Q2 | 573 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 691 | 3 | 0 | 4341.5 |
| 2007 Q2 | 493 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 1,509 | 2 | 0 | 1325.4 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,067 | 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
13 on file2004 · 6 incidents
October 6, 2004
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Syar Industries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
CUTTING WITH A TORCH AND A PIECE OF MOLTEN METAL BURNED THROUGH SOCK AND BURNED FOOT.
Syar Industries Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Employee was hospitalized on 9/28/04 with pneumonia and on 11/9/04 tells us the doctor says it was Valley Fever and he contacted it at work.
Syar Industries Inc · Struck by flying object
Grinding on excavator bucket when foreign object entered left eye.
May 24, 2004
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Syar Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GETTING DOWN OUT OF A WATER TRUCK TO FILL IT. STEPPED OUT & FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.
Syar Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WORKING ON A CONVEYOR UNDER JAW CRUSHER, TWISTED AND STOOD UP.
2003 · 1 incident
September 15, 2003
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Syar Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object
WHILE LOADING RIP RAP WITH A ROCK BUCKET A ROCK FELL FROM THE BUCKET AND THE LOADER'S REAR LEFT TIRE RAN OVER IT CAUSING IT A SUDDEN VIOLENT MOVEMENT THAT HURT EE BACK.
2001 · 2 incidents
October 5, 2001
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Syar Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS CHISELING ON SCALPER PLANT WHEN SMALL SHAVING EMBEDDED ITSELF IN WRIST.
June 15, 2001
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Syar Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING LINERS. PIECE OF METAL HIT WORKER IN LEG.
2000 · 4 incidents
September 13, 2000
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Syar Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE PUT HIS HAND INSIDE OF GARBAGE CAN
August 24, 2000
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Syar Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A ROCK GOT STUCK IN JAW ON MAIN PLANT AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT THE BAR, AND HIS FINGERS GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SIDE OF METAL PLATE ON IN SIDE JAW.
July 20, 2000
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Syar Industries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
CHECKING OIL IN WATER TRUCK AND HIT THE EXHAUST PIPE WITH ARM.
July 10, 2000
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Syar Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TAKING OFF A CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER #17-365, HOLDING THE BOLT WITH HAND AND USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE BOLT OFF AND THE BOLT CUT THOUGH MY GLOVE AND CUT MY HAND.