Mining Incidents

Speciality Sand Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Simi Valley, Ventura County, CA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0405134

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2001–2010
Latest incident
Feb 2010
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 1994
105
citations
22
significant & substantial
$15,540
proposed penalties
$14,836
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
2010 Q3 0 0 0
2009 Q4 7,510 3 1 399.5
2009 Q3 8,354 7 0 837.9
2009 Q1 0 3 0
2008 Q4 9,550 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 10,680 7 2 655.4
2008 Q2 11,870 0 0 0.0
2007 Q4 12,480 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

2010 · 1 incident

February 25, 2010 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was lifting a 3/4" plywood sheet top board to put between layers of pallets. Hit his left upper thigh with plywood sheet.

2008 · 1 incident

August 13, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to this truck from the pond. He stepped over a pipe on a slope and twisted his knee.

2007 · 2 incidents

December 10, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee bent down to pick up 100 lb bag of sand. He didn't bend at the knees. When he lifted the bag he felt a pull in his lower back.

April 2, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
P W Gillibrand Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking up the stairs at the Specialty Plant. He felt his knee pop. Employee did not report this until April 9, 2007.

2006 · 3 incidents

July 13, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking on the catwalk stepped to the ground, stepped on a rock and twisted left ankle.

June 22, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stacking reject bags on a pallet, noticed another conveyor was having problems. Hurried to complete stacking the reject conveyor by lifting, turning & throwing the bags. Thus extending and straining his back muscles.

April 5, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS REPAIRING THE BAGHOUSE SCREW CONVEYOR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.

2005 · 2 incidents

February 9, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
P W Gillibrand Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE CLAIMING INJURIES DUE TO HIS REGULAR DUTIES WHILE EMPLOYED AT P W GILLIBRAND FROM 02/2001 - 02/09/2005

2004 · 4 incidents

October 16, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Raising a flat plate of steel with a winch, it caught on an angle and swung into a ladder, caught left hand.

August 18, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS GOING INTO THE PLANT DRIVEWAY TO HAUL AWAY MATERIAL FROM THE PLANT. HE RAN INTO SIDE OF PLANT

July 12, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was placing bag on the filling tube. He put his hand too far. Clamp came down on his finger.

July 7, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Ee was placing bag on the filling tube. He put his hand too far. Clamp came down on his finger.

2003 · 1 incident

December 13, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
P W Gillibrand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF 8" RUBBER PIPE APPROXIMATELY 8' LONG. AS THEY APPROACHED THE AREA THAT THE PIPE WAS TO BE INSTALLED IN, ONE EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND TO OBSERVE HIS PATH. HE THEN TURNED AND WALKED FORWARD AND HIS RIGHT KNEE WENT OUT

2002 · 1 incident

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

EE WAS PICKING UP STEEL TO THROW AWAY. WHEN HE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF STEEL IT SLIPPED FROM HIS RIGHT HAND AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND INJURING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

2001 · 2 incidents

December 18, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HOISTING
P W Gillibrand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TRYING TO FIX ELEVATOR ON PALETIZER AFTER BEING TOLD NOT TO TOUCH IT SEVERA TIMES BY HIS FOREMAN. HE TOLD ONE OF HIS CO WORKERS TO START THE ELEVATOR WHILE HE TRIED TO REPLACE A BOLT. H IS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR ANDTHE IRON BAR.

July 21, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
P W Gillibrand Company · Struck by powered moving object

TWO TRUCK DRIVERS WERE PLAYING TOPS ON THE LOADING PAD AND WERE OUT OF THEIR TRUCKS, DISOBEYING OUR COMPANY REGULATIONS, FAILED TO FOLLOW RULES ON SIGN ENTERING THE COMPANY. FORKLIFT DRIVER WA S PULLING OUT THE PALLET, TRYING TO AVOID RIPPING ANY OTHER PALLETS, HE WAS KEEPING AN EYE IN FRONT OF HIM, THEN TURNED HIS HEAD BACK AT THE SAME TIME HE HIT DRIVER.DROVE OVER TOES,LEG CAUGHT